false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174148839m/365672.jpg 365672 6 The Skolian Empire rules a third of the civilized galaxy through its mastery of faster-than-light communication. But war with the rival empire of the Traders seems imminent, a war that can only lead to slavery for the Skolians or the destruction of both sides. Destructive skirmishes have already occurred. A desperate attempt must be made to avert total disaster. 2776 1996 Primary Inversion (Saga of the Skolian Empire, #1) total:232|5:63|4:89|3:64|2:15|1:1| 232 894 330 31 2 2 false false Wed May 21 07:54:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 21 07:59:54 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Mar 11 14:18:20 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 14:18:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Nov 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 25 06:16:29 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 06:18:44 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Apr 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 01:27:40 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 01:27:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 18:42:23 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 01:31:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false true Sat Oct 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 15 08:03:43 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 26 16:35:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 15 13:44:46 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 15 13:52:53 -0700 2007
And, well, there *is* a lot of that sort of romance, but there's also really good space opera, the kind...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Oct 23 22:58:51 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 23:01:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 19:53:19 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 20:02:54 -0700 2009 Sappy romance

a price in a tower, waiting to be rescued
a princess to do the rescuing

it speeks to my soul

Things i like:
1) untraditional gender roles
2) crazy fun physics
3) eternal love with vulcan mind melds
4) space b...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 22:06:56 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 22:06:56 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sat Jul 28 21:02:02 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 08 07:24:18 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jul 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 16:42:31 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 18:17:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 14 16:09:17 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 23:19:21 -0800 2009 The romance side of this story was thoroughly unconvincing.]]> 4 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 08 06:20:00 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 08 06:23:17 -0800 2008
One thing that was interesting about this book is tha...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jul 16 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sat Apr 14 13:33:17 -0700 2007 Sat Apr 14 13:33:27 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Oct 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 29 21:33:12 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 29 21:36:45 -0700 2008 3 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Dec 27 09:12:09 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 27 09:19:24 -0800 2007 However since space opera part is really goo...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jun 16 21:51:12 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 16 21:51:12 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 11:47:26 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 12:17:22 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Feb 24 19:33:01 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 24 19:35:36 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=365672