{"product_id":"a-matter-of-oaths-9781448216970","title":"A Matter of Oaths","description":"'A compelling, mind-bending future that's finally come home to the present' - Becky Chambers, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Commander Rallya of the patrol ship Bhattya hires Rafe as their new Web officer, she knows she is taking a risk. As an oath breaker, Rafe has suffered the ultimate punishment - identity wipe - but luckily for him, there's no one else around qualified for the job. Shunned by his previous shipmates, Rafe is ready to keep his head down and do his job, but his competence quickly earns him respect, admiration, and, in one particular case, love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's difficult to maintain the glow of acceptance however, when his past is chasing him across the galaxy in the shape of an assassin, intent on dealing once and for all with Rafe, whatever the cost.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in 1988, \u003ci\u003e A Matter of Oaths \u003c\/i\u003eis a space opera with heart, intergalactic intrigue and epic space battles. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a new introduction by Becky Chambers, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fast paced and inventive ... it held my attention to the end' - C. J. Cherry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Continnuum-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/23\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781448216970\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.67d","brand":"Helen S. Wright","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36651233575068,"sku":"9781448216970","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_77a78366-1fbf-43bb-bd56-b09c8f5f5bf5.jpg?v=1603877147","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-matter-of-oaths-9781448216970","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}