{"product_id":"ashes-of-candesce-karl-schroeder-9780765324931","title":"Ashes of Candesce","description":"\u003cp\u003eA world of endless sky, with no land, no gravity: this is Virga. Beginning in the seminal science fiction novel \u003ci\u003eSun of Suns\u003c\/i\u003e, the saga of this striking world has introduced us to the people of stubborn pride and resilience who have made Virga their home; but also, always lurking beyond the walls of the world, to the mysterious threat known only as Artificial Nature. In \u003ci\u003eThe Sunless Countries\u003c\/i\u003e, history tutor Leal Hieronyma Maspeth became the first human in centuries to learn the true nature of this threat. Her reward was exile, but now, in \u003ci\u003eAshes of Candesce\u003c\/i\u003e, Artificial Nature makes its final bid to destroy Virga, and it is up to Leal to unite the quarrelling clans of her world to fight the threat. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKarl Schroeder\u003ci\u003e's Ashes of Candesce\u003c\/i\u003e brings together all the heroes of the Virga series, and draws the diverse threads of the previous storylines together into one climactic conflict. Blending steampunk styling with a far-future setting and meditations on the posthuman condition, \u003ci\u003eAshes of Candesce\u003c\/i\u003e mixes high adventure and cutting-edge ideas in a fitting climax to one of science fiction's most innovative series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karl Schroeder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0765324938\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780765324931\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.28h x 5.46w x 1.02d","brand":"Karl Schroeder","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947118461183,"sku":"9780765324931","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4fb00995-1b0f-4c78-86d6-d283525a5f31.jpg?v=1681516823","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ashes-of-candesce-karl-schroeder-9780765324931","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}