{"product_id":"live-free-or-die-john-ringo-9781439133323","title":"Live Free or Die","description":"\u003cb\u003eBeginning a New Series by a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBest-Selling Author. Will the People of Earth Bow Down to Alien Overlords--or Will They \u003ci\u003eLive Free or Die\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst Contact Was Friendly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen aliens trundled a gate to other worlds into the solar system, the world reacted with awe, hope, and fear. The first aliens to come through, the Glatun, were peaceful traders, and the world breathed a sigh of relief. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho Controls the Orbitals, Controls the World\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the Horvath came through, they announced their ownership by dropping rocks on three cities and gutting them. Since then, they've held Terra as their own personal fiefdom. With their control of the orbitals, there's no way to win and earth's governments have accepted the status quo. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLive Free or Die\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo free the world from the grip of the Horvath is going to take an unlikely hero. A hero unwilling to back down to alien or human governments, unwilling to live in slavery and enough hubris, if not stature, to think he can win. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFortunately, there's Tyler Vernon. And he has bigger plans than just getting rid of Horvath. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTroy Rising\u003c\/i\u003e is a book in three parts--\u003ci\u003eLive Free or Die\u003c\/i\u003e being the first part--detailing the freeing of earth from alien conquerors, the first steps into space using off-world technologies and the creation of Troy, a thousand-trillion-ton battle station designed to secure the solar system.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Ringo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439133328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439133323\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.48h x 6.60w x 1.36d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/07\/2009 pg. 39\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2010 pg. 97","brand":"John Ringo","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43988452507903,"sku":"9781439133323","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_19407dfd-129d-4df9-a618-ada176459528.jpg?v=1683294564","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/live-free-or-die-john-ringo-9781439133323","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}