A review by hawkeyegough
Hidden Empire by Kevin J. Anderson

5.0

Love it. It feels a lot like the Dune universe, but less populated with different races and species (granted this is the first book and I expect that to change). Kevin J Anderson does an excellent job of writing hard sci-fi in a way that leaves room for mystical unexplained phenomena. Well-rounded characters from a huge variety of backgrounds made the whole thing very believable. I'm going to buy the second one since my library only carries 1 and 3-7, but I need to read all of these if they're this good (and so should you).