Emperors of the Twilight
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Emperors of the Twilight (1994) is a science fiction
novel, the second book in the Moreau series
by S. Andrew Swann
(aka Steven Swiniarski), published by DAW Books.
Set in 2059, six years after the first book
in the series, Emperors stars Evi Isham, a "frank" (genetically engineered
human, short for "Frankenstein
") who was introduced in the first book. An NSA agent, she is suddenly targeted by a group of moreau
(animal-human hybrids) assassins, and tries to make contact with their Agency, only to find out she is thought dead and a traitor. Nohar Rajastahn, introduced in the first book, makes an appearance.
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
novel, the second book in the Moreau series
Moreau series
Nohar Rajasthan is the private investigator from the Moreau series of books by S. Andrew Swann published by DAW Books...
by S. Andrew Swann
S. Andrew Swann
S. Andrew Swann is a science fiction and fantasy author living in Solon, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, where much of his fiction is set. He was born Steven Swiniarski and has published some of his books as Swiniarski and some as Swann...
(aka Steven Swiniarski), published by DAW Books.
Set in 2059, six years after the first book
Forests of the Night
Forests of the Night is a science fiction novel, the first book in the Moreau series by S. Andrew Swann , published by DAW Books.Forests of the Night is a science fiction detective story set in 2053 in Cleveland, Ohio...
in the series, Emperors stars Evi Isham, a "frank" (genetically engineered
Genetic engineering
Genetic engineering, also called genetic modification, is the direct human manipulation of an organism's genome using modern DNA technology. It involves the introduction of foreign DNA or synthetic genes into the organism of interest...
human, short for "Frankenstein
Frankenstein
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel about a failed experiment that produced a monster, written by Mary Shelley, with inserts of poems by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Shelley started writing the story when she was eighteen, and the novel was published when she was twenty-one. The first...
") who was introduced in the first book. An NSA agent, she is suddenly targeted by a group of moreau
Biological uplift
In science fiction, uplift is the development or transformation of animals into an intelligent race by other, already-intelligent beings. The concept appears in David Brin's Uplift series and other science fiction works.-History of the concept:...
(animal-human hybrids) assassins, and tries to make contact with their Agency, only to find out she is thought dead and a traitor. Nohar Rajastahn, introduced in the first book, makes an appearance.