A Forest of Stars

In this second entry in a space opera saga, five years have passed since humans unwittingly committed genocide against an alien race and ignited a war.

“Bestseller Anderson turns up the heat in his second Saga of the Seven Suns installment. . . . He weaves action, romance and science with a rousing plot reflecting the classic SF of Clarke and Herbert and the glossy cinematic influence of Lucas and Spielberg. . . . Sparked with surprises, enriched by ecological issues that laypersons can appreciate, this saga soars as it exposes the inner and external roots of war.” —Publishers Weekly

Five years after attacking the human-colonized worlds of the Spiral Arm, the enigmatic Hydrogues maintain absolute control over the galaxy’s gas-giant planets. Still reeling from renewed attacks by the Hydrogues, the Terran rulers don’t realize the dangers they face. The Ildirans, believed to be allies, are abducting humans for breeding experiments. Far-flung colonies plan a rebellion—an military robots, used to build cybernetic legions to fight the war, have secretly exterminated their own makers—and may soon turn on mankind.

Five years ago, humans thought they ruled the cosmos. Today they are the galaxy’s most endangered species.