The Ethos Effect

by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.

Seriously injured while preventing an assassination, Commander Van C. Albert of the Republic Space Force of Taran is forced into retirement and takes a job with a mysterious, non-aligned foundation dedicated to preventing a coming interstellar war.

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Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?