Conquerors' Legacy

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Conquerors' Legacy
Author Timothy Zahn
Country USA
Language English
Series Conquerors Trilogy
Genre(s) Science Fiction
Publisher Spectra
Publication date 1996
Media type Paperback
Pages 496
ISBN ISBN 0553575627
Preceded by Conquerors' Heritage

Conquerors' Legacy is a 1996 science fiction space opera novel by Timothy Zahn. This is the third and final installment of the Conquerors Trilogy.

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The Zhirrzh are preparing a massive attack against Earth. Meanwhile, Lord Stewart Cavanagh desperately searches for a defense against their devastating arsenal. As both Humans and Zhirrzh gird for all-out war, a handful of individuals from both races discover the explosive catalyst behind the approaching holocaust—a misunderstanding so tragic and profound it has brought two mighty civilizations to the brink of mutual extinction. But there are subtle and dangerous forces at work whose goal is to spark an apocalyptic war—and the efforts of the same band of Humans and Zhirrzh may be too little and too late to avert disaster...