{"product_id":"9781448213610","title":"The Amtrak Wars: Iron Master : The Talisman Prophecies Part 3","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Amtrak Wars: Iron Master\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Patrick Tilley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHundreds of years after civilisation has been destroyed by nuclear war, the Earth is divided between the Trackers of the Amtrak Federation – a community living in vast subterranean cities – and the Mutes, who have evolved to withstand the radiation that has driven their foes underground. A long war for possession of the overground has killed and enslaved many of the Mutes, leaving only the Plainfolk to resist the Federation. And now the Iron Masters – a powerful people living in the traditions of the Samurai – have joined the struggle for dominance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Steve Brickman, a Tracker wingman who has formed a bond with the Plainfolk Mute clan M'Call, has become embroiled in a web of deceit, double bluffing, and lies. Now an agent of AMEXICO, a secret intelligence force of the Amtrak Federation, he has had to walk a fine line between his divided loyalties. Struggling to be true to his own people, Brickman strives to protect his one-time mentor Mr Snow, clan M'Call's magically gifted wordsmith, his Mute friend Cadillac, and the object of his desire, the beautiful Clearwater. Together, they all have a part to play in the Mute prophesy of Talisman, the one who will bring peace to the Earth, and turn the red world green once more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  But now Cadillac and Clearwater have been kidnapped by the Iron Masters, a new threat in the power wars of the blue-sky world, and Brickman is determined to save them. With the psychic aid of his kin-sister Roz, and the help of the covert network of AMEXICO spies, he must infiltrate their closed and secretive society. Disguised as a Mute, travelling into the treacherous unknown, he must decide into whose hands to deliver his friends if he manages to save them; his AMEXICO handlers, who believe he is working for them? Or to Mr Snow, anxiously awaiting the return of his two disciples, the hope of the clan M'Call? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003ci\u003eIron Master\u003c\/i\u003e, first published in 1987, is the third instalment of Patrick Tilley's internationally best selling science fiction epic, The Amtrak Wars Saga.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781448213610\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Reader","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40596471447758,"sku":"9781448213610","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_181f11d6-390c-4914-a63b-5cf8f22aad7a.jpg?v=1637859199","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781448213610","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}