{"product_id":"9781338139112","title":"Cross Fire (an Exo novel)","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eCross Fire (an Exo novel)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Fonda Lee\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e      It's time to take back Earth.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEarth's century of peace as a colony of an alien race has been shattered. As the government navigates peace talks with the human terrorist group Sapience, Donovan tries to put his life back together and return to his duty as a member of the security forces. But a new order comes from the home planet: withdraw. Earth has proven too costly and unstable to maintain as a colony, so the aliens, along with a small selection of humans, begin to make plans to leave. As word of the withdrawal spreads through the galaxy, Earth suddenly becomes vulnerable to a takeover from other alien races. Invaders who do not seek to live in harmony with humans, but to ravage and destroy the planet.As a galactic invasion threatens, Donovan realizes that Sapience holds the key that could stop the impending war. Yet in order to save humankind, all species on Earth will have to work together, and Donovan might just have to make the ultimate sacrifice to convince them.     \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e      Praise for \u003ci\u003eExo\u003c\/i\u003e\"Fonda Lee's \u003ci\u003eExo\u003c\/i\u003e is a deeply immersive story that balances fantastic, original world building with spine-tingling adventure. Days after finishing, I was still thinking about it.\" --Sabaa Tahir, author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling series An Ember in the Ashes \"\u003ci\u003eExo\u003c\/i\u003e is my favorite type of sci-fi adventure-a novel that makes you question everything you think about our world . . . and what it means to be human.\" --Kass Morgan, author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling series The 100\"Lee constructs a plausibly alien future society and uses the premise to offer thought-provoking questions on occupation and colonization, placing her hero in a murky state of morality as she explores divided loyalties and conflicting obligations. \" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\"Science fiction fans will love this title.\" --\u003ci\u003eVOYA\u003c\/i\u003e\"This action-packed novel asks readers to consider alien technology, what it means to be human or nonhuman, and the gray areas in war, where neither side is completely good or evil.\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\"Lee's \u003ci\u003eZeroboxer\u003c\/i\u003e fans will be thrilled to see the same mix of adventure, violence, and intensity that shaped her earlier novel.\" --BCCB\"Believable, suspenseful science fiction.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003eAn Andre Norton finalist     \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eExo\u003c\/i\u003e\"Fonda Lee's \u003ci\u003eExo\u003c\/i\u003e is a deeply immersive story that balances fantastic, original world building with spine-tingling adventure. Days after finishing, I was still thinking about it.\" --Sabaa Tahir, author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling series An Ember in the Ashes \"\u003ci\u003eExo\u003c\/i\u003e is my favorite type of sci-fi adventure-a novel that makes you question everything you think about our world . . . and what it means to be human.\" --Kass Morgan, author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling series The 100\"Lee constructs a plausibly alien future society and uses the premise to offer thought-provoking questions on occupation and colonization, placing her hero in a murky state of morality as she explores divided loyalties and conflicting obligations. \" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\"Science fiction fans will love this title.\" --\u003ci\u003eVOYA\u003c\/i\u003e\"This action-packed novel asks readers to consider alien technology, what it means to be human or nonhuman, and the gray areas in war, where neither side is completely good or evil.\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\"Lee's \u003ci\u003eZeroboxer\u003c\/i\u003e fans will be thrilled to see the same mix of adventure, violence, and intensity that shaped her earlier novel.\" --BCCB\"Believable, suspenseful science fiction.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003eAn Andre Norton finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781338139112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Scholastic Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40751814377678,"sku":"9781338139112","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_c24894ff-fa4a-43b3-934b-2b2a9dac5af6.jpg?v=1644492576","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781338139112","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}