# Despoilers of the Golden Empire

Author: Garrett, Randall, 1927-1987; Freas, Kelly, 1922-2005 [Illustrator]

Genre: Science Fiction

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24091

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Despoilers+of+the+Golden+Empire+Garrett&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

In the seven centuries that had elapsed since the Second Empire had been founded on the shattered remnants of the First, the nobles of the Imperium had come slowly to realize that the empire was not to be judged by the examples of its predecessor. The First Empire had conquered most of the known universe by political intrigue and sheer military strength; it had fallen because that same propensity for political intrigue had gained over every other strength of the Empire, and the various branches and sectors of the First Empire had begun to use it against one another.

## Chapters

- [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/despoilers-of-the-golden-empire-24091/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/despoilers-of-the-golden-empire-24091/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Chapter 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/despoilers-of-the-golden-empire-24091/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Chapter 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/despoilers-of-the-golden-empire-24091/chapters/4/index.md)