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Hand of the Empire (Rise of the Empire Book 8) Kindle Edition

by Ivan Kal (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 531 ratings
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The truce with the Erasi allows the Empire and the Shara Daim to grow, expand, and develop new technologies. But the Erasi have a long memory, and the Weaver of the Erasi will not allow the alliance more time to become a greater threat than it already is.

Lord Sentinel Adrian Farkas-Reiss and Kar Daim Anessa plan for the inevitable Erasi attack. Their only chance is to strike first, and Adrian reaches out to an enigmatic alien race that could be the key to ending the Erasi threat. Massive fleets are preparing for the end of the truce and an all out war.

Two Inquisitors of the Hand of the Empire travel aboard an experimental ship, on their way to investigate the reports of pirate sightings, hoping to find the proof of Erasi involvement.

All the while an ancient power walks among the people of the Empire, watching and learning. Plotting the downfall of all life in the galaxy.

Hand of the Empire is book 8 in the Rise of the Empire series, an epic story that follows humanity as it grows from a single world to ultimately becoming a galaxy wide empire.



Author's note:

This book series is part of KalVerse. All of my books take place inside a shared multiverse, and some characters crossover from series to series. But it is not required for you to read all the series in order to understand what is happening, each series has its own set of characters and a storyline which is contained inside of that series.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B073MVW789
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (June 30, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 30, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1626 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 310 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 531 ratings

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Ivan Kal

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Ivan Kal is International Amazon bestseller author who writes fast paced and action filled series in many genres, from Fantasy to Science Fiction and LitRPG.

Several of his series take place inside a shared universe called Kalverse, with characters from every series showing up in others, while each series stands on its own and has its unique cast of characters. Currently he is writing four series taking place inside Kalverse, and one separate webserial story in a different fictional universe.

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Website: www.ivan-kal.com

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e-mail: ivankalrote@gmail.com

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ivankal

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It is not often a writer can read another writer's book and be delighted. This series is one of those books. HF Parkhurst author of Warrior King Scrolls coming in early 2018. Characters were is to identify with and plot was unique.
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David Laughlin
5.0 out of 5 stars This was a good, stable bit of sci-fi action, drama war. Yeah I enjoyed it
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2022
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Book 8 which means I enjoyed seven previous books just to get here. This was a fun read building up to what I'm sure is going to be a really good read in the next book again. I caution if you start at this book. Go back and start with book 1. Work your way up to it. It is definitely worth it
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JMN4555
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb series, extremely exciting and entertaining
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2020
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Congratulations to Ivan Kal for this intriguing series. It’s extremely hard to find such an interesting and exciting author who not only writes intelligently but also provides top rated plots, characters and excitement in the stories. I’m really looking forward to the next book.
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Sergiu
4.0 out of 5 stars Good but short
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2017
One of the best in the series but aso one of the shortest ones
I get a feeling that the author is trying to squeeze as much money as possible
A shame
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H. F. PARKHURST
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this Series
Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2017
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It is not often a writer can read another writer's book and be delighted. This series is one of those books. HF Parkhurst author of Warrior King Scrolls coming in early 2018. Characters were is to identify with and plot was unique.
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H. F. PARKHURST
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this Series
Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2017
It is not often a writer can read another writer's book and be delighted. This series is one of those books. HF Parkhurst author of Warrior King Scrolls coming in early 2018. Characters were is to identify with and plot was unique.
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Ben Mailey
5.0 out of 5 stars Love a good deep spy plot line
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2020
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With all the lies and deceptions, with all of the threads and strings being pulled, the Heart of the Mountain best her to the punch! It will be an interesting war but one we all know will end in her death. Wonder who she will take down with her...find out on the next episode...(DBZ reference sorry)
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Bryan
5.0 out of 5 stars Well thought out plot & great character development
Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2017
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Best thought out plot & great character development but you must start with book#1 in the series to appreciate the story line
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Mr_Nice_Guy
5.0 out of 5 stars Short but packed to the brim
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2017
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This is a very solid entry into the series. There are some questions answered, but even more raised. No spoilers of course but there are some really cool ideas teased here both for story as a whole, and the future direction of the series.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2017
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Another great book of a great series. Definitely be waiting for the next book of this series from this author.
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Robnbean
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, great series
Reviewed in Canada on November 15, 2017
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Great book , great series . I'm waiting for Rise of the Empire book 9 - Conquest. Which will be out in December.2017. I think the author has 4 or 5 more planned .
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Paul Dubreuil
3.0 out of 5 stars Histoires intéressantes...mais...
Reviewed in France on March 10, 2019
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Je parle et lis couramment l'anglais et le style d'écriture me choque. Certaines phrases sont incorrectes (dans l'utilisation des temps, par exemple), les répétions sont innombrables (en l'espace de quatre lignes, on peut retrouver plusieurs fois le même mot, et ce à de nombreuses reprises. C'est dommage car cet univers original aurait mérité bien mieux. je n'irai pas plus loin que le livre 9 à cause de cela.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 3, 2017
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Great add on to the series we seem to be getting to the big confrontation that has being building for the last few books great pace to the story can not wait for next release
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Scott Osmond
4.0 out of 5 stars Settling Accounts
Reviewed in Australia on February 7, 2022
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This bundle advances the timeline and shows how the empire settles accounts. New ships and aliens and the major threat of the series begins to move out of the shadows. The mc is also beginning to realise that there is more to the abilities than telepathy and kenetics. As this is tied in with the other series we know what it is. Good pacing with plenty of fleet actions.
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