{"product_id":"9780765337597","title":"Empire Games : A Tale of the Merchant Princes Universe","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eEmpire Games\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Charles Stross\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHugo Award-winning author Charlie Stross hits the ground running with \u003ci\u003eEmpire Games\u003c\/i\u003e, provocative techno-thriller and fresh storyline in the Merchant Princes universe.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s 2020.  Two nuclear superpowers across timelines, one in the midst of a technological revolution and the other a hyper-police state, are set on a collision course. Each timeline’s increasingly desperate paratime espionage agencies are fumbling around in the dark, trying to find a solution to the first-contact problem that doesn't result in a nuclear holocaust. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd two paratime travellers, Ministry of Intertemporal Research and Intelligence Commissioner Miriam Burgeson and newly minted spy Rita Douglas—a mother and her long-lost, adopted daughter—are about to find themselves on opposite sides of the confrontation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eEmpire Games\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The keen eye and what-if imagination of Charles Stross fuel a fresh look at alternate worlds.\" —David Brin, author of \u003ci\u003eExistence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A well-written book, full of mystery and intrigue, with entire worlds at stake.\" —Michael Flynn \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If you like the spy novels of Ian Fleming, or Len Deighton, as I do, but also appreciate a genre twist, then you’ll love \u003ci\u003eEmpire Games\u003c\/i\u003e. It is intelligent, entertaining and yet also a little scary.\" —\u003ci\u003eSFFWorld.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for The Merchant Princes Series\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Economic science fiction worth reading.” —Paul Krugman, Nobel Prize winner and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Stross is not a writer who aims to leave his readers reassured: One can’t tell which way he’s going to go, nor whose side he’s on. No one beats him at hypertech either.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Absorbing.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If imagination is the key to success for a writer, Charles Stross has it in spades.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Times \u003c\/i\u003e(London) on Charles Stross\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780765337597\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40654291140814,"sku":"9780765337597","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_fce02d5b-9712-4987-8ce8-24beb578635d.jpg?v=1639365601","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780765337597","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}