{"product_id":"shadow-of-empire-far-stars-book-one-9780062388902","title":"Shadow of Empire: Far Stars Book One","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first installment in the Far Star series, a swashbuckling space saga that introduces the daring pirate Blackhawk and the loyal crew of the \u003cem\u003eWolf's Claw\u003c\/em\u003e, from Jay Allan, the author of the bestselling Crimson Worlds saga.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmuggler and mercenary Arkarin Blackhawk and the crew of the ship \u003cem\u003eWolf's Claw\u003c\/em\u003e are freelance adventurers who live on the fringe of human society in the Far Stars. A veteran fighter as deadly with a blade as he is with a gun, Blackhawk is a man haunted by a dark past. Even his cynicism cannot banish the guilt and pain that threaten his sanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSent to rescue the kidnapped daughter of his longtime friend Marshal Augustin Lucerne, Blackhawk and his crew find themselves drawn into one deadly fight after another. When the \u003cem\u003eWolf's Claw\u003c\/em\u003e is damaged, they are forced to land on a remote planet subsumed by civil war. Pulled unwittingly into the conflict, they uncover disturbing information about secret imperial involvement that could upset the plans of Lucerne.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the Marshal is determined to forge a Far Stars Confederation powerful enough to eliminate all imperial influence and threats in the sector. He needs a skilled warrior like Blackhawk on his side, but the mercenary, plagued by dark memories from the past, refuses to join the cause. All too soon, though, he and his crew will have to take a stand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Voyager\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062388902\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/03\/2015\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jay Allan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43271736197301,"sku":"9780062388902","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_085fe4bf-c05a-4a73-9b4a-1dd6d908df72.jpg?v=1699956442","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/shadow-of-empire-far-stars-book-one-9780062388902","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}