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Emperor of Everything, Emancipator

The epic Emancipator sci-fi trilogy continues with this tale of galactic action and adventure, as one man fights to bring down the brutal slave trade.

Slavery is the corporate foundation of the powerful Pangalic Worlds where Ruiz Aw leads a dangerous double life, as an enforcer for the Art League that so brutally controls its slaves and as an Emancipator dedicated to eradicating the cruel business. After escaping from a herd of slaves, and voyaging across the perilous and magical world of Sook, he and his band of refugees become trapped a rotting city called SeaStack. The biomechanical city however, has secrets that no one can begin to fathom. Ruiz must use his skills to kill for money, and the battle for safety just might a secret that will challenge the foundations of the universe. 

Ray Aldridge

Ray Aldridge was born in 1948. His three-volume series Emancipator series features ex-slave investigator Ruiz Aw. The volumes are The Pharaoh Contract, The Emperor of Everything, and The Orpheus Machine. Short stories by Aldridge appeared in Full Spectrum 4 (1993) and The Best From Fantasy and Science Fiction: A 40th Anniversary Anthology. Among his shorter works are “Steel Dogs” (1989); “Gate of Faces” (1991), a Nebula Best Novelette nominee (1992); and “The Beauty Addict” (1993), a Nebula Best Novella nominee (1994).

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