{"product_id":"vorpal-blade-9781416555865","title":"Vorpal Blade","description":"\u003cb\u003e1. John Ringo has over \u003cb\u003etwo million\u003c\/b\u003e books in print. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e2. He has written \u003cb\u003esix \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best sellers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e3. The first novel in his Posleem War series, \u003ci\u003eA Hymn Before Battle\u003c\/i\u003e has an 81% sell through in mass market from October 2001 to date. \u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003ecalled the novel, \"practically impossible not to read in one sitting.\" \u003ci\u003eGust Front\u003c\/i\u003e, the second novel in the series, has equally high sell throughs in both hardcover and mass market. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e4. A veteran of the 82nd Airborne, Rindo brings military characters and their explosive battles to vivid, three-dimensional life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e5. Travis S. Taylor's science background and profound knowledge compliment Ringo's military realism with scientific realism, filling the novel with breakthroughs and theories from the frontiers of today's science, as he did in \u003ci\u003eThe Quantum Connection\u003c\/i\u003e, praises by \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e as \"dazzling...cutting-edge scientific possibilities...stimulating and satisfying...\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e6. Full-color brochure \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e7. Special kit mailing \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e8. Booksense mailing \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e9. Consumer advertising in \u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e, more \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e10. Teaser chapter for \u003ci\u003eClaws That Catch\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e11. Trade advertising \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e12. Special backlist discounts for John Ringo titles \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe sequel to \u003ci\u003eInto the Looking Glass\u003c\/i\u003e. William Weaver, PhD. and SEAL Chief Miller are back and Bill got himself a ship! The former SSBN \u003ci\u003eNebraska\u003c\/i\u003e has been converted, using mostly garage mechanics and baling wire, into a warp ship ready to go \"out there.\" But as everyone knows, the people who really are going to bear the brunt are the poor Security guys, Force Recon Marines who are kept in the dark and fed manure all day. That is until they land on an alien planet, get partially wiped out and then load back up again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRanging in topics from the best gun to kill armored space monsters to particle physics to cosmology to health and beauty tips, \u003ci\u003eVorpal Blade \u003c\/i\u003eis a return to the \"good old days\" of SF when the science problems were intractable and the beasts were ugly. The monkeys are out in the space lanes and ready to rock. As soon as they get another roll of duct tape.\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 09\/30\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781416555865\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.84h x 4.18w x 1.18d","brand":"John Ringo, Travis S. Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51258208092341,"sku":"9781416555865","price":6.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_235c5554-a0ec-436d-8a25-c4467740a01c.jpg?v=1750814402","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/vorpal-blade-9781416555865","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}