{"product_id":"the-collapsing-empire-9780765388902","title":"The Collapsing Empire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*2018 LOCUS AWARD WINNER OF BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e*2018 HUGO AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST NOVEL*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"John Scalzi is the most entertaining, accessible writer working in SF today.\" --Joe Hill, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fireman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first novel of a new space-opera sequence set in an all-new universe by the Hugo Award-winning, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRedshirts \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOld Man's War\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur universe is ruled by physics. Faster than light travel is impossible--until the discovery of The Flow, an extradimensional field available at certain points in space-time, which can take us to other planets around other stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRiding The Flow, humanity spreads to innumerable other worlds. Earth is forgotten. A new empire arises, the Interdependency, based on the doctrine that no one human outpost can survive without the others. It's a hedge against interstellar war--and, for the empire's rulers, a system of control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Flow is eternal--but it's not static. Just as a river changes course, The Flow changes as well. In rare cases, entire worlds have been cut off from the rest of humanity. When it's discovered that the \u003ci\u003eentire\u003c\/i\u003e Flow is moving, possibly separating all human worlds from one another forever, three individuals--a scientist, a starship captain, and the emperox of the Interdependency--must race against time to discover what, if anything, can be salvaged from an interstellar empire on the brink of collapse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Fans of \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDune\u003c\/i\u003e will enjoy this bawdy, brutal, and brilliant political adventure\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003eon\u003ci\u003e The Collapsing Empire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Political plotting, plenty of snark, puzzle-solving, and a healthy dose of action...Scalzi continues to be almost insufferably good at his brand of fun but think-y sci-fi adventure.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eThe Collapsing Empire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Scalzi is one of the slickest writers that SF has ever produced.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eThe Human Division\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Interdependency Series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. \u003ci\u003eThe Collapsing Empire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. \u003ci\u003eThe Consuming Fire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780765388902\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 4.10w x 1.20d","brand":"John Scalzi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36642570993820,"sku":"9780765388902","price":11.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b70081e3-c9c4-4ab5-b065-f099edee13aa.jpg?v=1603855090","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-collapsing-empire-9780765388902","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}