The Book of the Enemy (anthology)

The Book of the Enemy was the fourth in Obverse Books' series of Faction Paradox anthologies. It was edited by Simon Bucher-Jones and released in January 2018.

Publisher's summary
The Great Houses hold chains that bind time and space. They are the Namers and the Makers, of all that is. Their power is incalculable. And they are at War.

But the nature of their Enemy has always been shrouded, in mystery, in enigma, perceived through mirrored labyrinths seemingly constructed as much by the Great Houses as the Enemy. Why?

Perhaps now the secrets of the Enemy can be revealed. Or perhaps not.

Experience the ravaged memories of those who have met them in War.

Individual stories
Pre-narrative Briefings preceded each story.

Continuity

 * There are several powers or individuals who are not the Enemy but are nevertheless opportunists seeking an advantage in the War, including the Mal'akh "hoping for a little payback;" (PROSE: The Book of the War) "the end-point summoned into the City of the Saved,"(PROSE: God Encompasses) defectors from the Sixth Wave, (PROSE: The Book of the War) "a timeship hoping to force changes upon own her society," (AUDIO: The Eleven-Day Empire) and "xenophobic mutants traveling in their own personal war machines." (TV: The Daleks).
 * The ideology of the Great Houses is compared to the Whig political party. The man with the rosette, one of the four surviving elementals, specifically wore the colours of the Whig party when the War was over. (PROSE: The Adventuress of Henrietta Street, The Gallifrey Chronicles)
 * Xenaria is considered a war hero, and has been given the honorary title of "Xenaria Who Survived." (PROSE: The Taking of Planet 5)