{"product_id":"willful-child-wrath-of-betty-9781250857354","title":"Willful Child: Wrath of Betty","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Steven Erikson comes \u003ci\u003eWillful Child: Wrath of Betty\u003c\/i\u003e, a science fiction novel of devil-may-care, near calamitous, and downright chaotic adventures through the infinite vastness of interstellar space. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These are the voyages of the starship A.S.F. \u003ci\u003eWillful Child\u003c\/i\u003e. Its ongoing mission: to seek out strange new worlds on which to plant the Terran flag, to subjugate and if necessary obliterate new life-forms, to boldly blow the... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And so we join the not-terribly-bright but exceedingly cock-sure Captain Hadrian Sawback and his motley crew on board the Starship \u003ci\u003eWillful Child.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of the acclaimed Malazan Book of the Fallen series has taken his lifelong passion for \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e and transformed it into a smart, inventive, and hugely entertaining spoof on the whole mankind-exploring-space-for-the-good-of-all-species-but-trashing-stuff-with-a-lot-of-high-tech-gadgets-along-the-way, overblown adventure. The result is an Science Fiction novel that deftly parodies the genre while also paying fond homage to it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSteven Erikson is an archaeologist and anthropologist and a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop. His Malazan Book of the Fallen series, including \u003ci\u003eThe Crippled God\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDust of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eToll the Hounds\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eReaper's Gale\u003c\/i\u003e, have met with widespread international acclaim and established him as a major voice in the world of fantasy fiction. The first book in the series, \u003ci\u003eGardens of the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, was shortlisted for a World Fantasy Award. The second novel, \u003ci\u003eDeadhouse Gates\u003c\/i\u003e, was voted one of the ten best fantasy novels of 2000 by SF Site. He lives in Canada.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tor Trade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50913696547090,"sku":"9781250857354","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a4db6a48-372d-4462-ac6a-44b05c4f398e.jpg?v=1738794708","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/willful-child-wrath-of-betty-9781250857354","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}