{"product_id":"undercity-1-9781476736921","title":"Undercity, 1","description":"\u003cb\u003eBOOK ONE IN A BRAND NEW SERIES by Nebula and Hugo Award Winner Catherine Asaro set in the world of her Skolian Empire universe. In the galaxy-spanning future, Major Bhaajan is a tough female P.I. who works the dangerous streets of Undercity.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMajor Bhaajan, a former military officer with Imperial Space Command, is now a hard-bitten P.I. with a load of baggage to deal with, and clients with woes sometimes personal, sometimes galaxy-shattering, and sometimes both. Bhaajan must sift through the shadows of dark and dangerous Undercity--the enormous capital of a vast star empire--to find answers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout \u003ci\u003eUndercity\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Asaro plants herself firmly into that grand SF tradition of future history franchises favored by luminaries like Heinlein, Asimov, Herbert, Anderson, Dickson, Niven, Cherryh, and Baxter. . .They don't write em like that anymore! Except Asaro does, with . . . up-to-the-minute savvy!\"\u003ci\u003e--Locus\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"[Bhaajan], who starts out keeping an emotional distance from the people in the Undercity soon grows to think of them as her community once more. Asaro . . . returns to the Skolian empire's early history to tell Bhajaan's story.\"\u003ci\u003e--Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Asaro delivers a tale rich with the embedded history of her world and bright with technical marvels. Her characters are engaging and intriguing and there is even a bit of romance. What really touched my heart was Bhaaj's interaction with the children of the aqueducts. I spent the last fifty pages of the book sniffling into a tissue.\"\u003ci\u003e--SF Crowsnet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"I'm hooked, both on her writing and her Skolian universe. This book had everything I wanted: strong characters, a new and unique world, and a plot that isn't as simple as it first appears.\"\u003ci\u003e--TerryTalk\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout Catherine Asaro's Skolian saga: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Entertaining mix of hard SF and romance.\"\u003ci\u003e--Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eAsaro's Skolian saga is now nearly as long and in many ways as compelling as Dune, if not more so, featuring a multitude of stronger female characters.\"\u003ci\u003e--Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Rapid pacing and gripping suspense.\"\u003ci\u003e--Publisher's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/02\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476736921\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2014 pg. 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/23\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsimov's Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2015 pg. 107\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Catherine Asaro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43067682914485,"sku":"9781476736921","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_4902418b-d411-4c09-89b4-d90e99794694.jpg?v=1690862964","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/undercity-1-9781476736921","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}