{"product_id":"there-before-the-chaos-9780316411219","title":"There Before the Chaos","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe propulsive start of a dynamic space opera trilogy featuring a gunrunning empress who must navigate alien politics and deadly plots to prevent an interspecies war.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHail Bristol: former runaway princess, interplanetary gunrunner, Empress of Indrana.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the Empire's closest ally asks her to intervene in a galactic military crisis, she embarks on the highest stakes diplomatic mission Indrana has ever faced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaught between two powerful alien civilizations at each other's throats, Hail has one chance to make peace, before all of humanity becomes collateral damage in a full-blown galactic war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThere Before the Chaos\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An exciting dose of space opera and political intrigue peppered with hard choices. Highly recommended!\" --\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Twisty and clever and magnificent, full of political maneuvers, space action, and genuine feeling.\" --Beth Cato, author of \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Clockwork Dagger\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eK.B. Wagers\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the Indranan \u0026amp; Farian War trilogies with Orbit Books and the NeoG novels from Harper Voyager. They hold a bachelor's degree in Russian Studies and a second-degree blackbelt in Shaolin Kung Fu. A native of Colorado, K.B. lives at the base of the Rocky Mountains with their partner and a crew of recalcitrant cats. In between books, they can be found attempting to learn Spanish, dying in video games, dancing to music, and scribbling new ideas in their bullet journal.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Orbit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50523545567506,"sku":"9780316411219","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_beb0a81a-963f-4e22-8c63-bfd6e0c8f209.jpg?v=1731151451","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/there-before-the-chaos-9780316411219","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}