{"product_id":"broken-stars-jeremy-szal-9798232335069","title":"Broken Stars","description":"\u003cp\u003eBroken Stars combines previously published short stories and novelettes with new and exciting tales, ranging from space opera to military SF to science-fantasy and everything in-between. Tales of broken heroes fighting for hope in dark worlds, full of aliens and outcasts, drug dealers and bounty hunters, mercenaries and soldiers. Tales of far-flung worlds where the lines between machine and human become blurred, the humanity of monsters is explored, and victory always comes with a heavy price. In these eighteen stories of savage worlds, violence explodes, betrayals abound, and no one is safe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA smuggler for alien drugs is thrust into a high stakes of subterfuge and interstellar drug trades, only to find herself out of her depth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYharv, a mercenary, must escort the King through a besieged city and see him crowned. The only problem is, Yharv isn't human, and neither is the king, and nonhumans usually end up dead in a gutter. And luck has never been on Yharv's side. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn alien and a human fight to liberate a planet where aliens are treated as second-class citizens. But freedom comes at a steep price. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA kidnapped warrior discovers her memories may not be her own, and she may be on the wrong side of her war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd many more . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePRAISE FOR JEREMY SZAL: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Szal is adept at interweaving big SF ideas and fast-paced action to craft a compelling story' - Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of CHILDREN OF TIME \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A high-power augmented SF adventure that will keep you reading!\" - Garth Nix, New York Times best-selling author of SABRIEL \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Sci-fi with an edge. You'll want two things when you're finished this book: a glass of gin and a sequel\"―Nicholas Eames, author of KINGS OF THE WYLD \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is what 21st century Sci-Fi ought to be\" - Miles Cameron, author of ARTIFACT SPACE \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This book will kick you in the nuts as you're lying on the floor.\" - Richard Swan, best-selling author of THE JUSTICE OF KINGS \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHighly recommended, a visceral trip into the darker side of SF. . .a rich setting replete with many alien races and a constant undertone of threat―Jamie Sawyer, Author of THE LAZARUS WAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeremy Szal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798232335069\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeremy Szal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.74d","brand":"Jeremy Szal","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47761270341887,"sku":"9798232335069","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_55df2b2d-9be5-4551-9408-a830396690ad.jpg?v=1765514770","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/broken-stars-jeremy-szal-9798232335069","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}