Dennitza is not the most populous, rich or modern colony in its Sector;
but "'...it has a noticeable sphere of influence.'" (p. 350);
it is disproportionately strong because it kept its own military under the annexation treaty;
Dennitzans had despised the corrupt Emperor Josip, whose assessors and agents tended to die in brawls;
during the Imperial civil war, the Dennitzan Gospodar supported the successful usurper, Molitor, not by sending troops but by keeping internal order and the Merseians out;
the Gospodar was rewarded with the governorship of Tauria after Flandry had foiled Duke Alfred's attempted secession;
there are Imperial citizens of Merseian species on Dennitza;
the Dennitzans are resisting an Imperial decree to disband their militia and there is evidence that they are instigating rebellion on Diomedes;
Hazeltine thinks that the Gospodar might be planning either a transference of Dennitza to Merseia or an insurrection to make himself Emperor.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
Intrigue, skulduggery, conflict! All the things readers like in well done action and adventure novels! And Poul Anderson delivered far more than that in most of his books.
Sean
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