Download or read book Ascendant Sun written by Catherine Asaro and published by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. This book was released on 2000-03-09 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ascendant Sun is the direct sequel to The Last Hawk, in which Kelric, heir to the Skolian Empire, crash-landed his fighter on the Restricted planet of Coba. He was imprisoned by the powerful mistresses of the great estates--women who, over time, fell in love with him. After 18 years of living in their gilded cage, Kelric finally made his escape. In Ascendant Sun, Kelric returns to Skolian space, only to find the Empire in control of the Allied forces of Earth. With little more than the clothes on his back, Kelric is forced to take work on a merchant vessel. But when that vessel enters Euban space, Kelric finds his worst nightmare realized: he becomes a slave to the cruel Aristos--humans who use torture and sex as the ultimate aphrodesiac. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.