One of science fiction's most immensely popular writers, Kevin J. Anderson has coauthored New York Times bestselling books set in the Star Wars and X-Files universes and collaborated with Brian Herbert on the new Dune novels. Now, in the stunning continuation of the sweeping space adventure begun in Hidden Empire, Anderson continues his epic panorama of galactic civilization and apocalyptic war.

Five years after attacking human-colonized worlds of the Spiral Arm, the enigmatic hydrogues maintain absolute control over the galaxy's gas giant planets. Jovian atmospheres are the only source of vitally needed stardrive fuel - and the embargo of whole worlds is strangling human civilization.

On Earth, the corrupt government is exploiting the crisis, tightening an iron grip on rebellious colonies while seeking to dominate the other humans throughout the galaxy.

Bracing for the threat from the gas giants, the Terran rulers don't realize the other dangers they face. Earth's alien "friends," the seemingly gentle Ildirans, are secretly abducting and breeding people in enforced sex camps. And the government is using military robots to build cybernetic legions to fight the war, robots that have exterminated their own makers and may turn on mankind.

Five years ago, humans thought they ruled the cosmos. Today they're the galaxy's most endangered species. But when an incredible new race of elemental entities suddenly appear, they destroy all known balances of power. For these beings have suffered genocide for millions of years and are seeking to annihilate all living things.

Now for the humans and the myriad alien factions in the universe, the real war is about to begin...

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Read what the reviewers have to say about A Forest of Stars:

"Space opera in its purest form..."
     - scifidimensions.com

"This is heart-pounding, exciting stuff, with exotic worlds, vivid characters and thought-provoking issues."
     - WritersWrite.com

"Kevin Anderson has created a fully independent and richly conceived venue for his personal brand of space opera..."
     - SciFi.com

Find out why A Forest of Stars is also:

Number 2 on ReadersRead.com's Fantasy/SciFi/Horror A-List;

Featured on the SFandF.com Web site; and

Covered by MostlyFiction.com.

Check out the interviews:

scifidimensions talks to Kevin Anderson; and

Time Warner Bookmark has an hilarious interview between Kevin J. Anderson and Gregory Benford.

 

Paperback ISBN 0-316-00345-X

Hardcover ISBN 0-446-52871-4