Sequel to: Privateers.

"A Tom Doherty Associates book."

Dan Randolph never plays by the rules. A hell-raising maverick with no patience for fools, he is admired by his friends, feared by his enemies, and desired by the world's loveliest women. Acting as a twenty-first century privateer, Randolph broke the stranglehold on space exploration, and opened the solar system to all mankind, becoming one of the world's wealthiest men in the bargain. Now a greater crisis threatens humanity. An ecological catastrophe looms that will exterminate billions in a few short years if it continues unchecked. Randolph knows that only the combined energies of business and government can avert the disaster. But Earth's ruling elite wants to impose a virtual dictatorship on the planet, and bring the world's industrial giants to their knees. They set a trap to deprive Randolph of his fortune, baited with the beautiful politician who once was his lover. A wanted man, Randolph escapes into the Lunar underground, and engages in a daring plan to regain his empire and save the planet from certain destruction. But there are forces at work who intend to use the chaos for their own profit, and will stop at nothing to get their way. A daring tale of one man's struggle against overwhelming odds, EMPIRE BUILDERS is a stunning near-future thriller by one of the most acclaimed science fiction writers of our time