{"product_id":"9780765377555","title":"Time Siege","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eTime Siege\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Wesley Chu\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime Siege\u003c\/i\u003e, a fast-paced time-travel adventure from award-winning author Wesley Chu\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaving been haunted by the past and enslaved by the present, James Griffin-Mars is taking control of the future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEarth is a toxic, sparsely inhabited wasteland--the perfect hiding place for a fugitive ex-chronman to hide from the authorities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames has allies, scientists he rescued from previous centuries: Elise Kim, who believes she can renew Earth, given time; Grace Priestly, the venerated inventor of time travel herself; Levin, James's mentor and former pursuer, now disgraced; and the Elfreth, a population of downtrodden humans who want desperately to believe that James and his friends will heal their ailing home world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames also has enemies. They include the full military might of a benighted solar system ruled by corporate greed and a desperate fear of what James will do next. At the forefront of their efforts to stop him is Kuo, the ruthless security head, who wants James's head on a pike and will stop at nothing to obtain it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon't forget to check out James's previous time travel adventure in \u003ci\u003eTime Salvager\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough James and the ghosts of his past still loom large, Time Siege turns much of its focus onto Elise Kim’s emerging role as a tribe elder, and Chu skillfully contrasts Elise’s softer, humanist approach to leadership with that of another strong woman: the Valta corporation’s villainous (and terrifying) Kuo.”—\u003cb\u003eRT Book Reviews (four stars)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “ Urban warfare. Prison breaks. I’m already desperate for the next book in the series.” \u003cb\u003e—SF\u0026amp;F Reviews (UK)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Chu also writes great characters. Feisty, man-eating, near centenarian Grace Priestley is one of my favourites….But it is probably Chu’s world building that really impresses, whether it be some off-world pirate haven, a deep space prison, or the main place of interest, Earth.” —\u003cb\u003eStrange Alliances\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “It’s a clever book with clever concepts and characters that need page time to grow and flourish and it does that really really well.” —\u003cb\u003eMoon Magister Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Wesley Chu has always written imaginative, accessible science fiction.  For all the future fantastic elements in the narrative, it is the very human moments – good and bad – that truly resonate.”—\u003cb\u003eLitStack\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eTime Siege\u003c\/i\u003e is a thrilling, summer-blockbuster of a novel.”—\u003cb\u003eRead Every Thing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor \u003ci\u003eTime Salvager\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Smart, fast, and fun.\" \u003cb\u003e—Brent Weeks, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Blinding Knife\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Time-twisting action-adventure as only Wesley Chu could imagine it. I enjoyed it a lot. Read this book!\" —\u003cb\u003eAnn Leckie, author of the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning \u003ci\u003eAncillary Justice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Chu creates a fascinating world, strange and familiar, infused with humor, sorrow, courage, greed, and sacrifice. This page-turner is a riveting, gratifying read.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An utterly captivating time-travel adventure. To put it simply, Chu's worldbuilding is extraordinary.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRT Book Reviews, \u003c\/i\u003e4½ stars, a Top Pick!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“More than a compelling, innovative take on the perks and pitfalls of time travel - \u003ci\u003eTime Salvager\u003c\/i\u003e is a sharp study of how human nature might prove mankind's salvation, or eventually doom us all. This is world-building that will make you fear for the future. In a good way.” —\u003cb\u003eCherie Priest, author of \u003ci\u003eMaplecroft\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Wesley Chu has done something new with the time travel genre, and that takes doing!  Exciting, interesting, and never forgetting the fun of ideas, this is brilliant new stuff.”  —\u003cb\u003ePaul Cornell, author of \u003ci\u003eLondon Falling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“With time travel, force-field kung fu, and a huge helping of wit, Wesley Chu transmogrifies a bleak long-whimper apocalypse into vicious, high-octane fun.”  —\u003cb\u003eMax Gladstone, author of the\u003ci\u003e Craft Sequence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Chu delivers a powerful and compelling search of the past for redemption in the present, by turns thrilling and sweet and gut-wrenching.”  —\u003cb\u003eKevin Hearne, author of the Iron Druid Chronicles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780765377555\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40619737252046,"sku":"9780765377555","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_df522cfc-7647-44ed-bef2-92915fffcf25.jpg?v=1638407586","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780765377555","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}