Jody Lynn Nye - Rhythm of the Imperium (Imperium #3, epub)[j_ray]

Book Three in the View from the Imperium series from humorous SF master
Jody Lynn Nye. Lieutenant Lord Thomas Kinago and his trusty constant
companion, the unflappable Parsons, are back. And this time they've got
a planet to save.

The Zang, an elder race of the galaxy, may be a shrinking population,
but they're also intelligent, curious, and powerful. What's more, they
practice a most unusual art form: they bonsai star systems. Eager to
witness this first hand, Lieutenant Lord Thomas Kinago, accompanied as
always by his personal assistant Parsons, sets out on a several-week
jaunt to see the Zang destroy a moon to enhance the beauty of a star
system.

But the trip is sidelined when Kinago's uncle offers to take him to the
seldom seen human homeworld, Earth. Unable to resist, Kinago goes along,
only to find on his return that the planet he's just visited may be in
danger of being eradicated. Earth lies within the protective sphere of
the Zang, but enemies of the Imperium are lobbying to have Sol system
turned over to them.

It is up to Kinago and Parsons to save Earth. Kinago has the key, but
will he be able to persuade the Zang to spare the human homeworld before
it's too late?

Title: Rhythm of the Imperium
Series: View from the Imperium (Lord Thomas Kinago), Book 3
Author: Jody Lynn Nye
Published: December 1, 2015, by Baen
Language: English
Genre: Science Fiction
ISBN-10: 1476780919
ISBN-13: 978-1476780917
Paperback: 432 pages