Praise for the Dread Empire Fall's series: "A spectacular far-future space opera." - Locus "Walter Jon Williams is one of my favorite writers in the genre, with great ideas, worldbuilding, characters, and always a captivating story." - Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times bestselling author of The Saga of Seven Suns "Readers who enjoyed Ann Leckie's award-winning Ancillary Justice and its sequels will find similar pleasures here. Williams lays out the slow-burn decline of an empire with supreme confidence. It's a masterful piece of space opera." - B&N Reads on The Accidental War "Williams is consummate writer. His worldbuilding continues excellent, his characterization is solid and believable, and his attention to detail while juggling a complex story of intrigue and financial disaster is deeply, impressive.

Well-paced, tense, and deeply compelling, The Accidental War is a very entertaining work." - Tor.com on The Accidental War "Newcomers will have no problem getting oriented in this rip-roaring sci-fi world, and returning readers will be thrilled to dive back in." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) "With a pace that is faster than light, Walter Jon Williams's fifth book in the Dread Empire's Fall series, Fleet Elements is a space opera book that doesn't disappoint. this is a great soap opera science fiction, full of gung ho rebels trying to save themselves, with a side of power hungry aliens, and some witty banter." - The Nerd Daily.