{"product_id":"chasing-the-phoenix-michael-swanwick-9780765380913","title":"Chasing the Phoenix","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChasing the Phoenix\u003c\/i\u003e: a science fiction masterpiece from a five-time Hugo Award winner Michael Swanwick! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the distant future, Surplus arrives in China dressed as a Mongolian shaman, leading a yak which carries the corpse of his friend, Darger. The old high-tech world has long since collapsed, and the artificial intelligences that ran it are outlawed and destroyed. Or so it seems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDarger and Surplus, a human and a genetically engineered dog with human intelligence who walks upright, are a pair of con men and the heroes of a series of prior Swanwick stories. They travel to what was once China and invent a scam to become rich and powerful. Pretending to have limited super-powers, they aid an ambitious local warlord who dreams of conquest and once again reuniting China under one ruler. And, against all odds, it begins to work, but it seems as if there are other forces at work behind the scenes. \u003ci\u003eChasing the Phoenix \u003c\/i\u003eis a sharp, slick, witty science fiction adventure that is hugely entertaining from Michael Swanwick, one of the best SF writers alive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Swanwick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0765380919\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780765380913\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 08\/30\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Michael Swanwick","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996814016767,"sku":"9780765380913","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8b901d58-518b-4ade-a41d-934656c0c952.jpg?v=1683343845","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chasing-the-phoenix-michael-swanwick-9780765380913","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}