{"product_id":"the-potency-of-ungovernable-impulses-9781250396068","title":"The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brand-new entry in the Hugo, Nebula, and Ignyte Award-nominated sapphic, cozy space-opera mystery series The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, which Charlie Jane Anders calls \"an utter triumph.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a former classmate begs Pleiti for help on behalf of her cousin--who's up for a prestigious academic position at a rival Jovian university but has been accused of plagiarism on the eve of her defense--Pleiti agrees to investigate the matter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEven if she has to do it without Mossa, her partner in more ways than one. Even if she's still reeling from Mossa's sudden isolation and bewildering rejection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet what appears to be a case of an attempted reputational smearing devolves into something decidedly more dangerous--and possibly deadly. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mimicking of Known Successes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Potency of Ungovernable Impulses\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Centenal Cycle\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eInfomocracy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNull States\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eState Tectonics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMalka Older is a writer, aid worker, and sociologist. She is the Executive Director of Global Voices, a community of writers, editors, and translators providing community journalism from all over the world and advocating for indigenous and minority languages, media literacy, digital rights, and online freedom of expression. Her science-fiction political thriller \u003ci\u003eInfomocracy\u003c\/i\u003e was named among the best books of 2016 by Kirkus, the Washington Post, and Book Riot; with sequels, it was a finalist for a Hugo award. \u003ci\u003eThe Mimicking of Known Successes\u003c\/i\u003e, a murder mystery set on Jupiter, was on four best of 2023 lists and was a finalist for the Nebula, Hugo, Locus, and Ignyte awards for Best Novella. The sequel, \u003ci\u003eThe Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles\u003c\/i\u003e, was named one of the best science-fiction books of 2024 by Esquire, and the third book in the series, \u003ci\u003eThe Potency of Ungovernable Impulses\u003c\/i\u003e, comes out in June 2025. She is a FacultyAssociate at Arizona State University, where she teaches on predictive fictions. Her opinions can be found in The New York Times, The Nation, and Foreign Policy, among other places.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51321538314514,"sku":"9781250396068","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d83372fd-b01e-48f3-a613-62baf4f70bbc.jpg?v=1748590140","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-potency-of-ungovernable-impulses-9781250396068","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}