{"product_id":"before-the-storm-9780553572735","title":"Before the Storm","description":"In the blockbuster bestselling tradition of \u003ci\u003eHeir to the Empire\u003c\/i\u003e comes this thrilling addition to the \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e(r) saga, as peace gives way to a new threat... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is a time of tranquillity for the New Republic. The remnants of the Empire now lie in complete disarray, and the reemergence of the Jedi Knights has brought power and prestige to the fledgling government on Coruscant. Yesterday's Rebels have become today's administrators and diplomats, and the factions that fought against imperial tyranny seem united in savoring the fruits of peace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the peace is short-lived. A restless Luke must journey to his mother's homeworld in a desperate and dangerous quest to find her people. An adventurous Lando must seize a mysterious spacecraft that has weapons of enormous destructive power and an unknown mission. And Leia, a living symbol of the New Republic's triumph, must face down a ruthless leader of the Duskhan League, an arrogant Yevetha who seems bent on a genocidal war that could shatter the fragile unity of the New Republic...and threaten its very survival.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael P. Kube-McDowell \u003c\/b\u003eis the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBefore the Storm\u003c\/i\u003e, the Hugo Award nominee\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Quiet Pools\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Philip K. Dick Award nominee \u003ci\u003eEmprise\u003c\/i\u003e. His acclaimed near-future, human-centered novels have been praised as \"a heady mix of political intrigue and hard science\" (Julian May) and \"the work of an alert intellect\" (\u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Worlds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50647480533266,"sku":"9780553572735","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4e957709-7313-472b-a89f-eb23c9776921.jpg?v=1734800535","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/before-the-storm-9780553572735","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}