The Corean Chronicles
Soarer's Choice
L. E. Modesitt, Jr., returns to the world of Corus. This novel is a direct sequel to Alector's Choice and Cadmian's Choice, and concludes the trilogy of the intertwined stores of Dainyl, the Alector and Mykel, the native soldier.
The civilization of the Alectors, which has farmed and developed all life on Corus to produce sustaining life force for their vampiric civilization, must move wholesale from one planet to another every few thousand years as it exhausts the life force of another world. This time two worlds have been prepared, and the great move is at hand. And Corus is looking like the loser, to be abandoned by the civilizing forces of the government of Alectors but used as a dumping ground for malcontents and others who don't make the cut to move on to a richer new world. This bodes well neither for the future of human civilization nor for honest Alectors such as Dainyl, who is trying to hold everything together as all systems are failing. But the mysterious Ancients, the Soarers, are a force to be reckoned with, and they may hold a powerful and destructive trump card.
Praise for Soarer's Choice
"The characters have become more fascinating with each novel; moreover, this one includes even more action that either of its predecessors...which contributes mightily to bringing the adventures of Dainyl, Alector of Corus, and Mykel, an officer in the native military corps, to a stunning conclusion while leaving enough unanswered questions for many more Corean stories."
—Booklist
"A thunderous, satisfying climax...Modesitt's panoramic, battle-filled final installment ranks among his best work."
—Publisher's Weekly