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Book club questions for The Old Universe by Armani Salado and Eric Martinez explore the consequences of our choices and the essence of our basic rights, ethics behind interplanetary politics, the idea of war and struggle for peace, and everything else in between. What starts wars? What sparks rebellions?
The Old Universe is definitely one of the more anticipated science fiction books released this year, self-published by two authors which is quite rare these days. A story more than a decade of making, it will be a rare treat for all science fiction writers. Be sure to check it out!
The Synopsis
Star Wars meets The Lord of the Rings in this debut epic fantasy about a universe before our own caught in the middle of a war led by a son who finally wishes for freedom across the cosmos.
No one knows where the Spears came from, but they do know that the Spears of Time and Space created the universe. They know that The All Father yields the Spear of Space. They know that his planetary kingdom looms over every star, every galaxy, and every world-casting a shadow of fear and servitude. They know that serving The Black Palace is a matter of life or death.
Corrin knows this as well. Being a herald for The All Father has made him into a symbol of war and anguish. Devastation always follows when Corrin enters a planet’s atmosphere sporting The Black Palace banner. But to Corrin, enough is enough.
As rebellion against The All Father breaks loose across the universe, Corrin begins to fight an internal battle of who he is and what future the Spears have in store for him. War against The All Father seems unimaginable, but Corrin knows that if nothing changes, chaos is inevitable.
The Old Universe launches an epic, gut wrenching, and powerful series that takes readers on a journey back to witness the beginning of the end.
The book is about a universe before our own. “What we consider our Big Bang, and start, was actually the cataclysmic end to a war in The Old Universe.”
The book is about a universe before our own. “What we consider our Big Bang, and start, was actually the cataclysmic end to a war in The Old Universe.”
‘The Old Universe’ revolves around two characters:
Corrin. The protagonist.
The All Father. The antagonist
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Book Club Questions for The Old Universe
1. The All Father is portrayed as a “bad guy” and even a tyrant. Is he actually what the people of the universe claim him to be or is there more behind his motives?
2. Would you rather be a Warrior Priest or a solider in The Black Palace Military?
3. Zaman doesn’t intervene in universal matters. Does this make him complicit in The All Father’s actions?
4. Nothing in The Old Universe is the same as the universe we live in. Does this bother you? How would humans react to a universe where space travel and interplanetary politics was possible?
5. The universe was seemingly at peace before Corrins rebellion. Is it possible that Corrin going against The All Father made things worst?
6. How would things be if Helena was still alive?
7. Should Zaman look ahead in The Book of Time? If so, do you think he would intervene if he knew war was imminent?
8. Which spear would you want to be the yielder of? The Spear of Time or the Spear of Space?
9. Considering the genocide committed on Halvodon, why do you think Corrin became a herald for The All Father for ten years?
10. Do you think Evrii should have stayed on Arcadia when the war started?
Bonus Book Club Questions For The Old Universe
11. Aside from Corrin’s rebellion, what else could have been the spark for all out war?
12. Which chapter is your favorite? Which chapter is your least favorite? Why?
13. Is Corrin doing the right thing?
14. If Grater is Corrin’s best friend, why do you think he decided to remain in servitude of The Black Palace?
15. What is your favorite quote from ‘The Old Universe’?
Additional Recommendations
Hope you enjoyed my book club question for The Old Universe by Armani Salado and Eric Martinez!
Here are Eric’s and Armani’s book club recommendations:
The Hunger of the Gods by John Gwynne
Lik-Rifa, the dragon god of legend, has been freed from her eternal prison. Now she plots a new age of blood and conquest.
As Orka continues the hunt for her missing son, the Bloodsworn sweep south in a desperate race to save one of their own–and Varg takes the first steps on the path of vengeance.
Elvar has sworn to fulfil her blood oath and rescue a prisoner from the clutches of Lik-Rifa and her dragonborn followers, but first she must persuade the Battle-Grim to follow her. Yet even the might of the Bloodsworn and Battle-Grim cannot stand alone against a dragon god.
Their only hope lies within the mad writings of a chained god. A book of forbidden magic with the power to raise the wolf god Ulfrir from the dead…and bring about a battle that will shake the foundations of the earth.
Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames
A retired group of legendary mercenaries get the band back together for one last impossible mission in this award-winning debut epic fantasy.
“Fantastic, funny, ferocious.” — Sam Sykes
Clay Cooper and his band were once the best of the best, the most feared and renowned crew of mercenaries this side of the Heartwyld.
Their glory days long past, the mercs have grown apart and grown old, fat, drunk, or a combination of the three. Then an ex-bandmate turns up at Clay’s door with a plea for help — the kind of mission that only the very brave or the very stupid would sign up for.
It’s time to get the band back together.
Thank you for reading my book club questions and happy reading! ❤️