{"product_id":"juggler-of-worlds-9781250208972","title":"Juggler of Worlds","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor too long, the Puppeteers have controlled the fate of worlds. Now Sigmund is pulling the strings... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCovert agent Sigmund Ausfaller is Earth's secret weapon, humanity's best defense against all conspiracies, real and potential - and imaginary - of foes both human and alien. Who better than a brilliant paranoid to expose the devious plots of others? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe may finally have met his match in Nessus, representative of the secretive Puppeteers, the elder race who wield vastly superior technologies. Nessus schemes in the shadows with Earth's traitors and adversaries, even after the race he represents abruptly vanishes from Known Space. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a paranoid, Sigmund had always known things would end horribly for him. Only the when, where, how, why, and by whom of it all had eluded him. That fog has begun to lift... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut even Sigmund has never imagined how far his investigations will take him - or that his destiny is entwined with the fates of worlds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLARRY NIVEN is the multiple Hugo- and Nebula-winning author of the Ringworld series, along with many other science fiction masterpieces. His \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 lives in Chatsworth, California. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEDWARD M. LERNER has degrees in physics and computer science, a background that kept him mostly out of trouble until he began writing SF full-time. His books include \u003ci\u003eProbe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMoonstruck\u003c\/i\u003e, and the collection \u003ci\u003eCreative Destruction\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eFleet of Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e was his first collaboration with Larry Niven. He lives in Virginia with Ruth, his wife of a mere thirty-five years.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50669476479250,"sku":"9781250208972","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_06a85a32-02e9-41d1-b8b4-c7ebf561adef.jpg?v=1733760579","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/juggler-of-worlds-9781250208972","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}