{"product_id":"flight-anchor-a-firebreak-story-9781616963927","title":"Flight \u0026 Anchor: A Firebreak Story","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the world of the breakout novel \u003c\/i\u003eFirebreak\u003ci\u003e, an exciting new adventure of corporate corruption, hazardous flight, and divided loyalties. After a daring escape from a prison lab, two young, modified soldiers arrive in a freezing-cold city where they have no resources. With time running out, a sinister handler pitting the operatives against each other will be the biggest threat to their mutual survival.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Kornher-Stace masterfully weaves a deviously creative romp that is somehow both nail-bitingly suspenseful and tenderly cozy, as if the authors of \u003c\/i\u003eHow to Win the Time War\u003ci\u003e had decided to set \u003c\/i\u003eThe Boxcar Children\u003ci\u003e in \u003c\/i\u003eSnow Crash\u003ci\u003e's tongue-in-cheek hyper-capitalist dystopia.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Maria Dong, author of \u003c\/i\u003eLiar, Dreamer, Thief\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStellaxis operatives 06 and 22 have escaped. Years ago, they survived a corporate civil war; Stellaxis kidnapped and modified them into celebrity supersoldiers. But 06 and 22 have finally broken free from their barracks. They flee into a strange city they barely remember, trying to remain anonymous while their faces appear on billboards. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt will be an expensive disaster for the director of the supersoldier program if word gets out about the escaped operatives. But she has paired them for a reason: 06 to aggressively engage, 22 to keep her in check. One flight, one anchor: a perfect team if they would just return to their rightful place with her. If not, all operatives' days are numbered. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Nicole Kornher-Stace's newest addition to her popular \u003ci\u003eFirebreak\u003c\/i\u003e world, \u003ci\u003eFlight \u0026amp; Anchor\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting dystopic adventure of corporate corruption, hazardous flight, and divided loyalties.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNicole Kornher-Stace is the author of the Norton Award finalist \u003ci\u003eArchivist Wasp\u003c\/i\u003e and its sequel, \u003ci\u003eLatchkey\u003c\/i\u003e. Her short fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eUncanny\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eClarkesworld\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFantasy Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and many anthologies. Her latest books are the adult SFF thriller \u003ci\u003eFirebreak\u003c\/i\u003e (Saga Press, 2021) and middle-grade space adventure \u003ci\u003eJillian Vs Parasite Planet\u003c\/i\u003e (Tachyon Publications, 2021). She lives in New Paltz, New York, with her family. Kornher-Stace can be found online on Twitter at @wirewalking.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tachyon Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50680352833810,"sku":"9781616963927","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7b22df78-30c0-4026-9d8c-c950c8989d35.jpg?v=1734905310","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/flight-anchor-a-firebreak-story-9781616963927","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}