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The '''''Conquerors''''' trilogy is a series of [[Space Opera]] books by [[Timothy Zahn]] about humans encountering a new alien species and, thanks to a mishandled first contact, this turning into a war. This summary may sound rather clichéd, but the usual Zahn skill for twists, [[Tomato Surprise|Tomato Surprises]] and more makes it a compelling story.
The three books in the series are:
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* ''Conquerors' Legacy''
The titles stem from the fact that the humans, not knowing the name of the hostile aliens, dub them 'the Conquerors' -- and [[Not So Different|the aliens]], whose real name is the Zhirrzh, dub ''humans'' 'the Conquerors'.<ref> After initial skirmishes they're aided in that dubbing by a [[Manipulative Bastard|third species]] that's had prior contacts with humans and Zhirrzh; that species chips in to tell ''both'' sides the others are known as "The Conquerors Without Reason". Cue escalation of conflict.</ref>
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* [[Alien Arts Are Appreciated]]: Fibbit.
* [[Alien Geometries]]: Zhirrzh ships are made up of groups of white ceramic hexagons connected apparently at random. Lampshaded in the introduction when Pheylan's inner monologue calls them "alien as hell".
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* [[Space Opera]]: But one that incorporates broader [[Speculative Fiction]] elements. Essentially you can argue that the whole story stems from the question "What if {{spoiler|ghosts}} were real?"
* [[The Starscream]]: Cvv-panav.
* [[Unishment]]: At the end, {{spoiler|Thrr-gilag is expelled from his clan}}...which seems like a punishment until it's revealed that this means he and his relations are no longer subject to the usual rules, and {{spoiler|Thrr-gilag can marry his fiancée and his mother can choose not to become an Elder}}.
* [[United Earth]]: Averted, with numerous independent countries, but Earth is dominated by the "Northern Coordinate Union" (NorCoord) which appears to be a merger of NATO and the [[European Union]].
* [[United Space of America]]: Averted, although North America is part of NorCoord, the structure of the government seems more based on the British Parliament, complete with a House of Lords.
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[[Category:The Conquerors Trilogy]]
[[Category:Space Opera]]
[[Category:Speculative Fiction]]
[[Category:Science Fiction Literature]]
[[Category:Literature]]
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