{"product_id":"a-taste-for-loss-dale-sale-9781036716486","title":"A Taste for Loss: A Sci-Fi Noir Mystery with a Military Investigator","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA hard science fiction thriller featuring outlawed artificial intelligence, resurrected consciousness, black-market tech, abducted machines, and an approaching Imperial warship.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dead woman's mind may be the key to saving--or destroying--an entire world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA thousand years after the Imperial Confederation collapsed, Nakon survives under strict limits on artificial intelligence. Investigator Jill Tower is assigned to hunt a disgraced scientist who has unearthed forbidden technology capable of reconstructing human consciousness. At the same time, privateer captain Guster Johansson is dragged into the city's underworld after his ancient repair bot is abducted for use in the same experiment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat begins as a search for a missing machine spirals into a conspiracy tied to the Great Collapse itself. Black-market laboratories, hidden Imperial relics, and political ambition collide as evidence mounts that the past was never truly buried. With an Imperial warship inbound and systems awakening that were never meant to survive, Jill and Gus must decide how much of the old empire they are willing to resurrect.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Taste for Loss\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is Book 2 in the Nakon Trilogy series. Perfect for readers who love The Expanse, Alastair Reynolds, and hard science fiction that blends investigative tension with big-idea technology and high-stakes political intrigue.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dale Sale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1036716481\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781036716486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vinci Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.72d","brand":"Dale Sale","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49001635545343,"sku":"9781036716486","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-taste-for-loss-dale-sale-9781036716486","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}