{"product_id":"dark-state-9780765337603","title":"Dark State","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHugo Award-winning author Charlie Stross dives deep into the underbelly of paratime espionage, nuclear warfare, and state surveillance in this provocative techno-thriller set in The Merchant Princes multi-verse\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDark State \u003c\/i\u003eups the ante on the already volatile situations laid out in the sleek techno-thriller \u003ci\u003eEmpire Games, \u003c\/i\u003ethe start to Stross' new story-line, and perfect entry point for new readers, in The Merchant Princes series\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the near-future, the collision of two nuclear superpowers across timelines, one in the midst of a technological revolution and the other a hyper-police state, is imminent. In Commissioner Miriam Burgeson's timeline, her top level agents run a high risk extraction of a major political player. Meanwhile, a sleeper cell activated in Rita's, the Commissioner's adopted daughter and newly-minted spy, timeline threatens to unravel everything. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a penchant for intricate world-building and an uncanny ability to realize alternate history and technological speculation, Stross' writing will captivate any reader who's a fan hi-tech thrillers, inter-dimensional political intrigue, and espionage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tor Trade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/22\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780765337603\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Charles Stross","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42077435101365,"sku":"9780765337603","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_76081e2a-be87-473c-a56e-c34411ddd4e1.jpg?v=1650955560","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dark-state-9780765337603","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}