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Catch the Lightning

Catherine Asaro

First published December 1996
Type Novel
Series Skolian Empire Universe › Saga of the Skolian Empire #14

Althor (Dyhianna's son, not her nephew) and his Jag are somehow sidelined to an alternate 1980s Earth where he rescues (and is rescued by) 'Tina Pulovik, who may be the answer to the prayers of an entire Universe. And a generation-long betrayal is exposed but must still be hidden.

The second Skolian novel written, it takes place far into the future and almost entirely in a parallel universe. Gives glimpses into its "past" that have yet to be revealed in the "real-time" storyline. Readers know that the exiles on Prism are still lost (presumed dead), and that the war-that-doesn't-exist-anymore between ESComm and ISC is still raging 50 years later.

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1998 Nebula Award Novel Nominee/Finalist

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
December 1996 Cover Catch the Lightning Tor Novel
October 1997 Cover Catch the Lightning Tor Novel
August 2002 Cover Catch the Lightning Blackstone Audio Novel
August 2002 Cover Catch the Lightning Blackstone Publishing Novel
August 2002 Cover Catch the Lightning Blackstone Publishing Novel
February 2004 Cover Catch the Lightning Blackstone Audio Novel
August 2007 Cover Catch the Lightning Tor Novel 3
August 2007 Cover Catch the Lightning Tor Novel
August 2013 Cover Catch the Lightning Blackstone Audio Novel