Empire of the East (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Fred Saberhagen
- First Published: 1968
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Science fiction—post-holocaust
- Time of Work: The distant future
- Setting: Earth
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction, Apocalyptic and catastrophe fiction
- Subjects: Magic or magicians, Future, Good and evil, Devils or demons, Technology
- Locales: Earth
The Plot
Empire of the East was first published in a substantially different form but has been reworked into a one- volume omnibus. The story takes place on a barely recognizable Earth centuries after a nuclear holocaust. The people of the West have regressed to a feudal lifestyle and have no memory of Earths technology. Magic has replaced it, and the cruel Eastern empire has taken control of the West.
The protagonist is Rolf, a peasant who becomes leader of the Free Folk, a small guerrilla group devoted to ending the oppression of Ekuman, governor of the Broken...
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