{"product_id":"9781250180360","title":"Critical Point","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eCritical Point\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): S. L. Huang\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eS. L. Huang's \u003ci\u003eCritical Point\u003c\/i\u003e is a breakout SF thriller for fans of John Scalzi and Greg Rucka.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMath-genius mercenary Cas Russell has stopped a shadow organization from brainwashing the world and discovered her past was deliberately erased and her superhuman abilities deliberately created.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd that's just the start: when a demolitions expert targets Cas and her friends, and the hidden conspiracy behind Cas's past starts to reappear, the past, present, and future collide in a race to save one of her dearest friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Exhilarating action sequences.... clever plotting and thrilling action.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"High-stakes action and emotional velocity . . . a sf thriller that fans will truly enjoy.\" —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eCritical Point\u003c\/i\u003e] starts with a bang and never lets up.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eZero Sum Game\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A smart, calculated action thriller that keeps the reader guessing.\"—\u003ci\u003eDen of Geek  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Trust us, trigonometry has never sounded so cool.\"—\u003ci\u003ePaste Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Fun and original.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A fast-paced, darkly humorous read with a lot of heart for fans of action and urban fantasy, as well as lovers of Wolverine and other morally ambiguous, gritty superheroes with a mysterious past.\"—\u003ci\u003eBooklist,\u003c\/i\u003e Starred Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Fast, furious, and adds up to one of the coolest, most crackin’ reads this year.\"—Chuck Wendig\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The best novel I've read this year; a heroine I fell in love with.\"—Eric Van Lustbader, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Cas Russell is who I want to be when I grow up. She kicks ass with her fists and her brain—a true twenty-first century action hero. I loved this book.\"—Richard Kadrey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Paced at a flat out sprint.\"—Kate Elliott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The smartest and thrillingest book you’ll read all year.”—Ken Liu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Intense, vivid, and insanely clever, with a great heroine—I couldn't put it down.\"—Yoon Ha Lee, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This hard-to-put-down, action-packed sf debut is intelligent and entertaining. With Cas, Huang has created an indelible, flawed character who makes mathematics seem almost magical.\"—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal,\u003c\/i\u003e Starred Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A paranormal thriller in which both the action and the questions don't stop....Cas is an awesome antiheroine...exciting, nasty fun...an excellent harbinger for books to come.”—\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250180360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40713159966926,"sku":"9781250180360","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250180360","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}