Absolution (novel)

Absolution was a 1998 novel, the third and final entry in the Altrasian Conquest trilogy and a part of the Before Station Zero: Imperium's Edge novel range.

Publisher's Summary
The dark times continue for the Altrasians. Their children are being slaughtered or sterilised, then forced into work as little more than slaves to the Imperium. No one will help them, and the memory of those lost to the cruelty and treachery of the "Clean Sweep" operation has been nearly wiped from the face of Imperium.

Lieutenant Harold Islington, fresh from an exploration mission aboard the Epona, finds himself assigned to aid in the census of the remaining Altrasians of the homeworld, Dolré. While there, he will stumble upon truths that will make him question his honour, his life, and his dedication to the Imperium.

In the end, one man must stand alone to find a greater destiny for the future.

Plot
To be added.

Characters

 * This was not the first appearance of a younger Harold Islington in the expanded universe, but it was the earliest part of his life to be revealed at the time.  The story of his commissioning as the first commander of Station Zero had already been told in PROSE: Collectivity.
 * Harold Islington's son Alexander is mentioned as being 12 years old at the time of these events.
 * The minor character of Rollo has been explicitly stated to be Roland Domino, Harold Islington's immediate successor as commander of Station Zero.

Planets

 * The Altrasian homeworld of Dolré has become heavily depopulated, with many of the natives moved to points all across the Imperium to serve as cheap labour.
 * Harold Islington is a native of Zastrus, a planet that will be destroyed during the Jatheel-Imperium war. (TV: Strike Count)  His son Alexander was born on Earth, a rarity in this age, and is attending the High Academy on Meldon.