I had been following several of Nuttall’s series but stopped a few years ago. I felt Nuttall had wandered away from the original characters and story of the series. I heard that Nuttall is suffering from cancer so I decided to give one of his series a try again.

The book is number 15 in the Empire Corp Series. It could be a stand-alone book. The book takes place in one of the most powerful worlds first colonized by earth immigrants called Tarsus. The story deals with the final collapse of the Empire and earth. It really has nothing to do with the original people and plants of the series. The book is well written and interesting but should have been its own story not stuck as number 15 of an existing series. Not sure if I will read any more or just be more selective of which book to read. Nuttall is an excellent storyteller.

The book is ten hours and fifty-five minutes. Jeffrey Kafer does a good job narrating the book. Kafer is an actor and voice-artist. He narrates a lot of science fiction books. I enjoy listening to his voice.