{"product_id":"9781250165503","title":"The Risen Empire : Book One of the Succession","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Risen Empire\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Scott Westerfeld\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Scott Westerfeld, the acclaimed author of the Leviathan trilogy and the Uglies series comes a sweeping space opera, \u003ci\u003eThe Risen Empire\u003c\/i\u003e, book one of the Succession duology. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCaptain Laurent Zai and his pacifist lover Senator Nara Oxham, separated by lightyears, hold the fate of the empire in their hands. They serve an Emperor who has reigned with his sister the Child Empress for sixteen hundred years as living gods.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut even gods might bow to the fanaticism of the Rix, machine-augmented humans, who long for the cybernetic rule of a vast AI.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnly one immortal dynasty can prevail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Risen Empire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Westerfeld's exceptionally smart and empathetic novel, the first of two in a series, confirms the buzz that space opera is one of the most exciting branches of current SF. . . . Keeping the reader constantly off-balance, Westerfeld skillfully integrates extreme technologies with human characters.”—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e  (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Proof that space opera can be as complex and sophisticated as any other form of literature. Doc Smith would barely recognize it.”—Mike Resnick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In Westerfeld's hands, science fiction's cutting edge is wielded with both the precision of a surgeon's scalpel and the wild abandon of a machete.”—Wil McCarthy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Risen Empire\u003c\/i\u003e glows with sense of wonder. I loved it.”—Ed Greenwood\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250165503\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Tor Science Fiction","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40706872737998,"sku":"9781250165503","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250165503","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}