{"product_id":"matriarch-9780060882310","title":"Matriarch","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn thirty years, the invincible \u003cem\u003eEqbas\u003c\/em\u003e will arrive at Earth to forcibly return the planet to what it once was--as retribution, in part, for the \u003cem\u003egethes\u003c\/em\u003e' thoughtless near-extermination of an alien ocean-dwelling species. First, however, another world requires their attention: the crowded, ecologically ravaged planet of the swarming, insect-like \u003cem\u003eisenj\u003c\/em\u003e. Efforts to drastically reduce the \u003cem\u003eisenj\u003c\/em\u003e population have sparked a devastating civil war--which may well do the savior\/destroyers' work for them. And the human visitors can only watch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRendered immortal and ever changeable by a parasite in her blood, ex-cop Shan Frankland isn't content merely to play Matriarch to her two similarly infected mates--one earthborn, one alien \u003cem\u003ewess'har\u003c\/em\u003e. Her fears for the future of Umeh and the ultimate fate of humankind must be set aside while she tackles an unfulfilled duty that haunts her every waking moment--a mission that must be undertaken for the sake of the future--and pursues a righteous vengeance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Mass Market Paperbound\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Voyager\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060882310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.86h x 4.28w x 1.06d","brand":"Karen Traviss","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52472739627189,"sku":"9780060882310","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3d5f6b1e-4516-40ee-8ffc-06c9965bab22.jpg?v=1777444242","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/matriarch-9780060882310","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}