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But it isn’t as great as it sounds. Princes need to be hard to kill—as Khemri learns the minute he becomes one—for they are always in danger. Their greatest threat? Other Princes. Every Prince wants to become Emperor, and the surest way to do so is to kill, dishonor, or sideline any potential competitor. There are rules, but as Khemri discovers, rules can be bent and even broken.
There are also mysteries. Khemri is drawn into the hidden workings of the Empire and is dispatched on a secret mission. In the ruins of space battle he meets a young woman, called Raine, who challenges his view of the Empire, of Princes, and of himself.
But Khemri is a Prince, and even if he wanted to leave the Empire behind, there are forces there that have very definite plans for his future. . . .
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Release date
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9780739368299
- File size: 280406 KB
- Duration: 09:44:10
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- ATOS Level: 7.8
- Lexile® Measure: 1070
- Interest Level: 9-12(UG)
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Reviews
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March 12, 2012
In this exciting space opera, 19-year-old Khemri is a Prince of the Empire, one of 10 million Princes who rule much of the galaxy under a mysterious Emperor and an AI called the Imperial Mind. Raised in splendor by mind-controlled slaves, physically and psychically augmented, and virtually immortal, Khemri, like the other Princes, is intensely self-centered, assuming that he will someday become Emperor. A year into his formal training, however, he is sent on a mission to the fringe world of Kharalcha where, stripped of his augmentations, he must fight space pirates and the forces of the Empire. Falling in love with a naval reserve officer, Khemri takes the painful first step in learning what it means to be human. Writing in the mode of Robert A. Heinlein or Andre Norton (to whom the book is dedicated), Nix (the Keys to the Kingdom series) has crafted an adventure filled with hostile aliens, deadly spaceship battles, cybernetic wonders, humor (often involving Khemri’s naïveté), and a touch of romance. The book is tied to a planned online MMORPG, Imperial Galaxy. Ages 13–up. Agent: Jill Grinberg, Jill Grinberg Literary Management. -
March 20, 2012
Khemri is a prince of the empire, which governs the staggeringly huge population of humanity scattered across the galaxy. Taken from their parents as children and equipped with the ultimate in technological and biological enhancements, each of the million princes exist to enforce the will of the imperial mind, the consciousness at the heart of the empire. Should a prince die, the imperial mind can even restore them to life. This does not mean that the life of a prince is easy. Khemri soon discovers that his world is filled with deception, uneasy alliances and murder, as the princes vie for power and prestige. Garth Nix’s books have always had a wider audience than just young adults, and in this book he walks the line between his various readers so well that I doubt that anyone who likes science-fiction will not enjoy this immensely. It’s part space opera, part coming-of-age story, with an exploration of the perils of power and a hint of romance. On top of all this, A Confusion of Princes is also a tie-in to the ‘Imperial Galaxy’ online game and will have a serious social media presence. Be prepared for this to be huge, you have been warned!
Stefen Brazulaitis is a freelance reviewer and the owner of Fantastic Planet, a specialist genre fiction bookstore in Perth
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