{"product_id":"fleet-elements-9780062467041","title":"Fleet Elements","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Space opera the way it ought to be . . . Bujold and Weber, bend the knee; interstellar adventure has a new king, and his name is Walter Jon Williams.\"--George R. R. Martin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFollowing \u003cem\u003eThe Accidental War, \u003c\/em\u003e the second book of a brand-new series set in the Praxis--an epic mix of space opera and military science fiction, from a grand master of science fiction, Walter Jon Williams.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Praxis, the empire of now extinct Shaa, has again fallen into civil war, with desperate and outnumbered humans battling several alien species for survival. Leading the human forces are star-crossed lovers Gareth Martinez and Caroline Sula, who must find a way to overcome their own thorny personal history to defeat the aliens and assure humanity's survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut even if the human fleet is victorious, the divisions fracturing the empire may be too wide to repair, as battles between politicians, the military, and fanatics who want to kill every alien threaten to further tear the empire apart. While Martinez and Sula believe they have the talent and tactics to defeat an overwhelming enemy, what will prevent their fellow humans from destroying themselves?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliams, Walter Jon:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e Walter Jon Williams is a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author who has been nominated repeatedly for every major sci-fi award, including Hugo and Nebula Awards nominations for his novel \u003cem\u003eCity on Fire.\u003c\/em\u003e He is the author of \u003cem\u003eHardwired, Aristoi, Implied Spaces, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eQuillifer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003eWilliams lives near Albuquerque, New Mexico, with his wife, Kathleen Hedges.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Voyager","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52158529306898,"sku":"9780062467041","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_05a2353b-18e5-4417-b1dd-8553f3138dd0.jpg?v=1774964565","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/fleet-elements-9780062467041","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}