{"product_id":"challenges-of-the-deeps-volume-3-9781476782089","title":"Challenges of the Deeps, Volume 3","description":"SEQUEL TO\u003ci\u003e GRAND CENTRAL ARENA\u003c\/i\u003e AND \u003ci\u003eSPHERES OF INFLUENCE\u003c\/i\u003e. The climax of the Arenaverse adventure SF series  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Arena: a vast alien \u003ci\u003eotherspace\u003c\/i\u003e that all species were forced to enter when they discovered faster-than-light travel. The Arena: where the lives of entire \u003ci\u003especies\u003c\/i\u003e might hang in the balance in a single Challenge. The Arena: filled with mysteries, alliances, betrayals, opportunities, and hideous dangers for individual and empire alike. And the only thing you \u003ci\u003ecouldn't\u003c\/i\u003e do . . . was refuse to play the Arena's game. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ariane Austin and her crew had learned these lessons the hard way, and--with luck, skill, and sheer will, had managed to survive so far. But now a debt of honor to Humanity's oldest, if sometimes self-serving, ally Orphan has come due. The threat of war looms with the xenophobic Molothos, one of the five Great Factions; the dark and omnipresent legacy of the Hyperion Experiment lingers. As Leader of the Faction of Humanity, Captain Ariane Austin had to deal with all of these problems, and deal with them soon. For within her was also the alien power that the Shadeweavers and the Faith had sealed away--with a seal that would not last forever. She needed to find a way to control that power before it broke free--or more than just Humanity would pay the price. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now Ariane must travel with Orphan into the legendary Deeps of the Arena, far from any known Spheres--to a destination only the enigmatic alien knows, leaving behind one of her most trusted friends and advisors to confront whatever new trials the Arena may throw at Humanity in her absence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But before Ariane can depart, she must deal with a minor matter of a Challenge against one of the Great Factions--a Challenge with an entire species' citizenship in the Arena at stake  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout \u003ci\u003eSpheres of Influence\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Fast and entertaining action and a world that has the feel of Asimov's Foundation series.\"--Sarah A. Hoyt, author of the Darkship saga \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout Ryk E. Spoor's \u003ci\u003eGrand Central Arena\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"...an imaginative piece of space opera that's set on a near-future Earth where artificial intelligence is taken for granted.\"--\u003ci\u003eShiny Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Grand Central Arena' is space opera in the grand old tradition . . . but with modern sensibilities and awareness of current speculations in cutting edge physics.\"--\u003ci\u003eFantasy Book Critic\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout the Threshold Series by Ryk E. Spoor and Eric Flint\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \". . . fast-paced sci-fi. . . light in tone and hard on science . . .\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \". . .  the series is filled with] linguistics, biology, physics, and evolution further the story, as well as wacky humor, academic rivalries, and even some sweet romances.\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout Ryk E. Spoor's \u003ci\u003ePhoenix Rising\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A winner  Great characters, and thrilling adventure. I want more \"--Ed Greenwood, best-selling author of the Forgotten Realms series \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \" E]xciting adventure, scary monsters, strange gods, and wondrous magic.\"--Lawrence Watt-Evans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/07\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476782089\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.10d","brand":"Ryk E. Spoor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36652489965724,"sku":"9781476782089","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2b6667df-5c16-48a3-a3c8-8a9f4fd3bfbc.jpg?v=1603879888","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/challenges-of-the-deeps-volume-3-9781476782089","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}