{"product_id":"thieves-sky-9781668073322","title":"Thieves' Sky","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eWHO OWNS THE SKY?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Trillionaires Are At It Again! Can Pirates Save Us?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A hard science fiction tour de force, populated by memorable characters in a tale of intrigue, adventure, and irresistible market forces.\" --Linda Nagata \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen oligarchs control the space program, is piracy a virtue? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While trillionaires jockey for control of space resources and rogue AIs prowl the Internet, a dangerous alien technology--the Fracture--has fallen into the hands of space pirates who have no idea what they stole. Unfortunately, law and order are hard to come by when you're a million miles from Earth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Meanwhile, the balance of power, already precarious, has tumbled Cislunar space into an undeclared war. Now, in a race against time, the crew of the CV \u003ci\u003eDefender\u003c\/i\u003e must track the pirates to their lair before the Fracture destroys the entire Solar System. But in a world this complex, who exactly are the good guys?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668073322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs","brand":"Wil McCarthy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52507664416949,"sku":"9781668073322","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d81df2c2-6dd5-4608-a42e-4c13489fbe92.jpg?v=1778566455","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/thieves-sky-9781668073322","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}