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Statesman
Statesman
Statesman
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Statesman

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From refugee to tyrant of Jupiter, Hope Hubris is an exile of the planet he once ruled in this sci-fi saga from the New York Times–bestselling author.

This is the fifth in the series Bio of a Space Tyrant, featuring the stages in the life of Hope Hubris, the tyrant of Jupiter, and his beloved sister, Spirit.

Child of flame and terror, born and bred to violence, Hope Hubris had ruled the solar system’s most powerful empire with a fierce, uncompromising passion. His was a white-hot flame of justice that scarred friend and foe alike. Yet now he left Jupiter as an exile, his autocratic rule overthrown by the one person he could not oppose. Deposed, disgraced, but forever unbroken, the tyrant’s greatest hour was still to come. For only he could shoulder the burden of humanity’s boldest dream: to leave behind the confines of the solar system and journey outward to the stars.

The epic of Hope Hubris comes to a blazing climax!
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Release dateJul 1, 2014
ISBN9781497658325
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Piers Anthony

Piers Anthony is one of the world's most prolific and popular fantasy authors and a New York Times bestseller twenty-one times over. His Xanth novels, including Esrever Doom, Luck of the Draw, and Well-Tempered Clavicle, have been read and loved by millions of readers around the world. While he is best known for his science fiction and fantasy, Anthony incredibly versatile, having also written several novels in other genres, including historical fiction and horror. He lives in Central Florida.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This review is for whole series -- engrossing characters and unfortunately probable world building. Absolutely the plot and the protagonist sucks you right in and goes nonstop through all 6 books.

    I am a fan of Piers Anthony; but, reader beware -- this ain't no Xanth. Much more intense situations. "Caligula of the stars" on one of the excerpts is a very apt description for some disturbing portions in series; definitely for adults with actions and memories graphic/explicit as to sex, violence, rape and even child molesting.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    The final chapter of the life of the Space Tyrant, Hope Hubris. After he's deposed as the tyrant of Jupiter, Hope is recruited to lead humanity's effort of colonization of the galaxy. But this a monumental undertaking, requiring the contribution and cooperation of all members of the solar system. And each entity has to be properly convinced. What could be finer than having the tyrant spread hope and goodwill among the various planets of the solar system?Whereas book 3 had Piers' silliness show up with references to Florida and the US and book 4 was very overtly sexual, book 5 dipped into both of those vices, though not as severely as the previous volumes did. Not leave his inside jokes, behind, though, Piers did show us Hope's brilliance in unmistakeable fashion - although this brilliance is also apparent in many of Piers' other books - like the devious plots of the devil foiled by the various aspects of Immortality - or the plots of the various Wizards in the Blue Adept series. I enjoy it when creativity is used to get out of a tough spot, but things get wrapped up too nicely for my liking in Piers books.The mystery of Hopie's parentage is finally revealed - and it was certainly nothing like he had suggested - but there was enough hints about it that it came as no real shock. The oddest thing for me was the complete lack of QYV in this book - it's only ever mentioned once - as the destination for Hope's manuscripts. And, in this volume, Piers actually did acknowledge his silliness with the naming of characters as he introduced Hope's last woman of consequence - Fortuna Foundling.So overall - the series was an interesting diversion. I certainly didn't invest a whole lot of time in reading it - the books were small and light. There was enough sci-fi mumbo jumbo to keep things almost plausible - but the sex was a little too central for my taste and the neat bows that the various plot lines create at the end just weren't realistic enough for me.
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    Obviously, when the solar system was colonized the people of Israel settled on the moons of Mars, because the Arabs took Mars and the Israelites like living next to them so much. And equally obviously, our hero Hope Hubris makes short work of the conflict that has apparently endured for seven centuries without either side blowing the other up.I can't even say that the series jumped the shark here because that happened in volume 3 already.

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