{"product_id":"space-carrier-avalon-castle-federation-book-1-9781988035499","title":"Space Carrier Avalon: Castle Federation Book 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Fleet's Old Lady - out for one last dance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAvalon\u003c\/em\u003e was the flagship of the Castle Federation in the last war, now twenty years past. The first of the deep space carriers, no other warship in the fleet holds as many honors or has recorded as many kills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo other warship in the fleet is as old.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccepting the inevitable, the Federation Space Navy has decided to refit her and send her on a tour of the frontier, showing the flag to their allies and enemies as a reminder of her glory - and then decommission her for good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut \u003cem\u003eAvalon\u003c\/em\u003e has been a backwater posting for ten years - and has problems a mere refit can't fix. The systems along her planned tour have been seeing pirates for the first time in decades, and there are rumblings of Commonwealth scouting ships all along the border.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt may be\u003cem\u003e Avalon\u003c\/em\u003e's final tour - but it looks to be anything but quiet \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStewart, Glynn:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Glynn Stewart is the author of Starship's Mage, a bestselling science fiction and fantasy series where faster-than-light travel is possible-but only because of magic. His other works include science fiction series Duchy of Terra, Castle Federation and Vigilante, as well as the urban fantasy series ONSET and Changeling Blood. Writing managed to liberate Glynn from a bleak future as an accountant. With his personality and hope for a high-tech future intact, he lives in Kitchener, Ontario with his wife, their cats, and an unstoppable writing habit.","brand":"Faolan's Pen Publishing Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50507276058898,"sku":"9781988035499","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9c0b2122-ea61-43c8-beba-7d0fd10cd53c.jpg?v=1730859749","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/space-carrier-avalon-castle-federation-book-1-9781988035499","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}