Empire from the Ashes is an omnibus collection of science fiction novels by American writer David Weber.[1]

Empire from the Ashes
AuthorDavid Weber
Cover artistDavid Mattingly
LanguageEnglish
SeriesDahak series
Genrespace opera/military science fiction
PublisherBaen Books
Publication date
March 2003
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover)
ISBN0-7434-3593-1
OCLC51003775
813/.54 21
LC ClassPS3573.E217 E47 2003

Published in 2003 by Baen Books,[2] it is an omnibus reissue of Weber's Dahak trilogy, including Mutineers' Moon, The Armageddon Inheritance and Heirs of Empire.[1]

Plot

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The trilogy's protagonist is Colin MacIntyre, who is on a routine training flight over the Moon when it reveals itself to be Dahak, a self-aware space battle planetoid millennia old. MacIntyre and Dahak defeat Dahak's previous enemies and restore a galactic empire.

See also

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  • Moonfall (film), a 2022 American science fiction film about the Moon being a spaceship from a fallen human civilization that seeded the Earth with humanity

References

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  1. ^ a b "Empire from the Ashes by David Weber". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  2. ^ "Empire from the Ashes by David Weber". Baen Publishing Enterprises. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
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  • An excerpt of Empire from the Ashes is available for download or reading online at the Baen Free Library here. The whole novel can be found here.
  • On January 8, 2014, David Weber stated on his official forums that there are "two Dahak sequels I have plotted out", although there is no planned release date.