The Death of Empire was the third Erimem novel published in 2018.

Publisher's summary[]

In Russia, the Great War is costing Russia millions of lives, both at the Front and in the homes of the Russian people, who are starving and freezing. The war may also cost the Tsar his historical autocracy as the people demand reform.

The people's demand for change may also cost the life of Erimem's friend, Andy, who has gone missing, injured in a riot.

Back in 2018, time is apparently in flux. Returning to Revolutionary Russia Erimem and her friends must keep history on track, no matter the cost...

Another adventure featuring Erimem, former companion of the Fifth Doctor Who.

Plot[]

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Characters[]

• Erimem
• Andy Hansen
• Ibrahim Hadmani
• Helena
• Oleg Kishkin
• Dmitri Kishkin
• Anna Kishkin
• Katya Kishkin
• Irina Kishkin
• Piotr
• Captain Voronin
• Tatiana Romanov
• Nicholas II

Worldbuilding[]

• Andy's first relationship was with a girl called Sasha.
• Anna Anderson claimed that she was Anastasia Romanov before her DNA proved otherwise.
• The short story That's What Friends Do was included at the end of this novel.
• Helena mentions living through the French Revolution and the Middle Ages, remarking about the latter that these were the "worst centuries of [her] life".
• Helena and Erimem take Oleg and Tatiana Romanov to see the Monks of Karmasina.

Notes[]

• This story is set near the beginning of the Russian Revolution.

Continuity[]

• Erimem recalls killing numerous members of the cult who impersonated the staff at the British Museum. (PROSE: The Last Pharaoh)
• Helena lived through the French Revolution. (PROSE: The Three Faces of Helena)