Nightfall at Algemron

Star*Drive

by Diane Duane

A dark night is set to descend upon humanity. An empire of malevolent aliens looms in the out reaches of known space while the Galactic Concord struggles to unite humanity's crumbling alliance.

Gabriel Connor's quest to preserve the Verge and clear his name leads him to Algemron, a system ravaged by war and rotting from corruption within, then to the ruins of an ancient civilization.

To save his friends, he must risk all he holds dear.

To save himself, he may have to become something more than human.

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction

344 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published April 1, 2000

About the author

Diane Duane has been a writer of science fiction, fantasy, TV and film for more than forty years.

Besides the 1980's creation of the Young Wizards fantasy series for which she's best known, the "Middle Kingdoms" epic fantasy series, and numerous stand-alone fantasy or science fiction novels, her career has included extensive work in the Star Trek TM universe, and many scripts for live-action and animated TV series on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as work in comics and computer games. She has spent a fair amount of time on the New York Times Bestseller List, and has picked up various awards and award nominations here and there.

She lives in County Wicklow, in Ireland, with her husband of more than thirty years, the screenwriter and novelist Peter Morwood.

Her favorite color is blue, her favorite food is a weird kind of Swiss scrambled-potato dish called maluns, she was born in a Year of the Dragon, and her sign is "Runway 24 Left, Hold For Clearance."

(From her official website)

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nightfall at Algemron is the third book in the Harbinger trilogy by Diane Duane. This book wraps up the trilogy but lacks the excitement of the first two. It goes off the rails a bit with too much mystical treatment of the long-dead aliens, who are potential allies, and the unknown enemies who are bent on the destruction of mankind and all intelligent life in the galaxy. Also, Gaberial Connor's treatment by the Concord, even after his role in saving the galaxy is disappointing.

[Lonnie Veal · Rating 5 out of 5]

The final volume of the Harbinger Trilogy. Gabriel Connor has his evidence to exonerate himself...but he also has to play a role in staving off a eldritch invasion of a Power so deadly that it was the death of everything in the age of 'the Glass Makers' who came before.

There are Chills and Shivers in this story as very old things wake up and walk like giants in the Dark.

[Helen Fleischer · Rating 4 out of 5]

started slow again but good build to satisfying conclusion

[Little Timmy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good Military SiFi story. Recommended