{"product_id":"betrayer-of-worlds-9780765396556","title":"Betrayer of Worlds","description":"\u003cp\u003eFleeing the supernova chain reaction at the galactic core, the cowardly Puppeteers of the Fleet of Worlds have---just barely---survived. They've stumbled from one crisis to the next: The rebellion of their human slaves. The relentless questing of the species of Known Space. The spectacular rise of the starfish-like Gw'oth. The onslaught of the genocidal Pak. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCatastrophe looms again as past crises return---and converge. Who can possibly save the Fleet of Worlds from its greatest peril yet? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLouis Wu?\u003c\/b\u003e Trapped in the Wunderland civil war, all he wants is to go home---but the only possible escape will plunge him into unknowable danger. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOl't'ro\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e? \u003c\/b\u003eThe Gw'oth ensemble mind fled across the stars to establish a colony world free from tyranny. But some problems cannot be left behind, and other problems---like the Fleet of Worlds itself---are racing straight at them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAchilles?\u003c\/b\u003e Despite past disgrace, the charismatic Puppeteer politician \u003ci\u003eknows\u003c\/i\u003e he is destined for greatness. He will do anything to seize power---and to take his revenge on everyone who ever stood in his way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNessus?\u003c\/b\u003e The insane Puppeteer scout is out of ideas, out of resources, with only desperation left to guide him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheir hopes and fears, dreams and ambitions are about to collide. And the winner takes . . . worlds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarry Niven\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of the Ringworld series, along with many other science fiction masterpieces, and fantasy novels including the Magic Goes Away series. \u003ci\u003eBeowulf's Children\u003c\/i\u003e, co-authored with Jerry Pournelle and Steven Barnes, was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller. He has received the Nebula Award, five Hugos, four Locus Awards, two Ditmars, the Prometheus, and the Robert A. Heinlein Award, among other honors. He lives in Chatsworth, California. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward M. Lerner\u003c\/b\u003e has degrees in physics and computer science, a background that kept him mostly out of trouble until he began writing science fiction full-time. His books include \u003ci\u003eProbe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMoonstruck\u003c\/i\u003e, and the collection Creative Destruction, and he has collaborated with Larry Niven on the other books in the Fleet of Worlds series. He lives in Virginia with his wife, Ruth.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martins Press-3PL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726478741778,"sku":"9780765396556","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_42e0472b-1825-447e-9d18-6a1858d32114.jpg?v=1734871146","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/betrayer-of-worlds-9780765396556","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}