{"product_id":"ballistic-9781542090070","title":"Ballistic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I gulped down \u003ci\u003eBallistic\u003c\/i\u003e in one long read, staying awake half the night, and now I want the next one \" --George R. R. Martin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is a personal price to pay for having aligned with the wrong side in a reckless war. For Aden Jansen it's the need to adopt a new identity while keeping his past hidden. Now he's integrated himself aboard the \u003ci\u003eZephyr\u003c\/i\u003e, a merchant ship smuggling critical goods through dangerous space. But danger is imminent on planet Gretia, as well. Under occupation, torn between postwar reformers and loyalists, it's a polestar for civil unrest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile an occupation forces officer is pulled right back into the fray when the battle alarm is raised, an ambitious heiress is entangled in a subversive political conspiracy, and an Allied captain is about to meet the enemy head-on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Aden discovers, the insurgents on Gretia--and in space--are connected, organized, and ready to break into full-scale rebellion. History is threatening to repeat itself. It's time that Aden rediscovers who he is, whom he can trust, and what he must fight for now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKloos, Marko:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMarko Kloos is the author of two series of military science fiction, the Palladium Wars and the Frontlines, and is a member of George R. R. Martin's Wild Cards consortium. Born in Germany and raised in and around the city of Münster, Marko was previously a soldier, bookseller, freight dockworker, and corporate IT administrator before deciding that he wasn't cut out for anything except making stuff up for fun and profit. Marko writes primarily science fiction and fantasy--his first genre love ever since his youth, when he spent his allowance on German SF pulp serials. He likes bookstores, kind people, October in New England, fountain pens, and wristwatches. Marko resides at \"Castle Frostbite\" in New Hampshire with his wife, two children, and roving pack of voracious dachshunds. For more information, visit www.markokloos.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"47north","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50493482893586,"sku":"9781542090070","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ab21e22c-ae23-4b39-8698-8f47dc655cb2.jpg?v=1730649134","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ballistic-9781542090070","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}