The Moon's Shadow

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The Moon's Shadow is a novel from the Saga of the Skolian empire by Catherine Asaro which tells the story of Jaibriol Qox III - how he became emperor of Eube after the interstellar Radiance War, and founded peace talks between his people, the Eubians, and those of the Skolian Imperialate.

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After ascending the Carnelian throne, 17 years old Eubian Emperor Jaibriol III is busy accomplishing many different goals – beginning peace talks with Skolian Imperialate, escape death during several assassination attempts and marry his beautiful, tricky and dangerous Finance Minister Tarquine Iquar. Above all, he has to hide from his Aristo fellows, that he is in fact a Rhon psion, for if his secret is ever revealed, he would face the fate of an enslaved provider.

This novel overlaps with Ascendant Sun and Spherical Harmonic.

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