This is an omnibus of two early novels in New York Times bestselling author L.E. Modesitt's Ecolitan Matter series, The Ecolitan Operation and The Ecologic Secession . Major Jimjoy Earle Wright, secret agent of the Empire, succeeds all too well in overthrowing a military dictatorship―and the result is a new government inimical to the Empire and disgrace for Jimjoy. After two assassination attempts, Jimjoy realizes that his worst enemies could become his best friends. Fighting his way to safety within the Ecolitan Institute, he becomes James Joyson Whaler, Ecolitan, joining a war of independence against the inconceivably superior forces of the Empire. Other Series by L.E. Modesitt, Jr. The Saga of Recluce The Imager Portfolio The Corean Chronicles The Spellsong Cycle The Ghost Books The Ecolitan Matter The Forever Hero Timegod's World Other Books The Green Progression Hammer of Darkness The Parafaith War Adiamante Gravity Dreams The Octagonal Raven Archform: Beauty The Ethos Effect Flash The Eternity Artifact The Elysium Commission Viewpoints Critical Haze Empress of Eternity The One-Eyed Man Solar Express “L.E. Modesitt, Jr., is a writer deeply concerned for the impact of humanity on the world. This concern shows clearly in fantasies such as The Order War and science fiction such as The Ecologic Envoy. ” ― Analog “Revel in the delights of another L.E. Modesitt science fiction adventure, The Ecolitan Empire (4 1/2 stars out of 5)....Modesitt provides the very best in science fiction--thrilling adventure viewed through the crucible of the human spirit.” ― Romantic Times L. E. Modesitt, Jr. , is the bestselling author of the fantasy series The Saga of Recluce , Corean Chronicles , and the Imager Portfolio . His science fiction includes Adiamante , the Ecolitan novels, the Forever Hero Trilogy , and Archform: Beauty . Besides a writer, Modesitt has been a U.S. Navy pilot, a director of research for a political campaign, legislative assistant and staff director for a U.S. Congressman, Director of Legislation and Congressional Relations for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a consultant on environmental, regulatory, and communications issues, and a college lecturer. He lives in Cedar City, Utah. Empire & Ecolitan Two complete novels of the Galactic Empire: 'The Ecolitan Operation' and "The Ecologic Sucession' By Modesitt, L. E. Tor Books Copyright © 2001 Modesitt, L. E. All right reserved. ISBN: 9780312878795 I     The man in the power technician’s white jumpsuit scanned the control board with the same bored ease and critical eye that the real technician would have used. His forearms rested lightly on the angled and flat gray padding at the base of the control board as his eyes continued their scan. Technically, the failsafe systems were supposed to catch any imbalances long before they showed on the main board, but the destruction of the Newton quarter on Einstein had not been forgotten over the three centuries since it had occurred. There, the failsafes had not functioned, and the duty technician had gone with the plant when the magfield had contracted a magnitude more than the plant had ever been designed to handle. The man who had replaced the duty technician smiled a bored smile as he waited for the failure he knew would come. His eyes flicked to the time readout in the center of the board. 2146—two standard minutes until the magfield began a series of pulses so minute that they would not be perceived for another twenty minutes outside of central control. More important, it was 2146 on Landing Eve, forty-six minutes after the Grand Commandant had arrived at the Military Pavilion to begin the celebration. Nearly the entire Halstani government would be present. The Military Pavilion was twenty-five kays from the power station—well beyond the maximum damage capabilities of a malfunctioning fusion bottle—but not beyond range of the EMP factors that had been designed into the fluctuations, nor of the power pulses that the fusion system would begin to feed into the power net. 2147—the man in the technician’s suit surveyed the board again, following the pattern he had rehearsed so carefully, leaning forward slightly, his elbow brushing the square plate in the middle of the right side of the board. He lifted his head perhaps three centimeters as he eased back and began the scan pattern again. 2148—his eyes crossed the feedback constriction loop indicator as the fluid bar flickered minutely. He did not nod, but continued his scan pattern. At the end of another scan circuit, he turned as if to wipe a speck of dirt, an eyelash, from the inside corner of his right eye with the fore-finger of his right hand. He leaned forward as he did so, and his elbow tapped another control plate, this time in the second row. The replacement technician leaned back, as if satisfied with the readings displayed across the board, all of which conti