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THE FAITH OF BEASTS

by James S.A. Corey

Orbit•EN
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Following the subjugation of the human population on Anjiin, the Carryx empire enforces its rigid hierarchy through biological assimilation and technological terror. As the human survivors attempt to navigate their roles as captive researchers and servants, internal fractures within the multi-species imperial structure begin to widen. Characters must decide whether to sabotage the Carryx from within or adapt to the alien biology required for survival. The narrative focuses on the scientific exploitation of the human mind and the logistical challenges of managing a galaxy-spanning hegemony.

Readers of large-scope political science fiction find here a detailed study of imperial collapse and the ethics of collaboration under duress. Those who value hard-tech descriptions and biological speculation will appreciate how the text handles non-human psychology and the mechanics of interstellar occupation. You finish the book with a clear understanding of how decentralized resistance movements operate against numerically superior forces and the psychological cost of maintaining human identity in a post-conquest reality.

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Publisher
Orbit
ISBN
9780316525633
Language
EN

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