{"product_id":"scion-james-islington-9781668239247","title":"Scion","description":"\u003cb\u003eJohn Wick meets \u003ci\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/i\u003e in this fast-paced cyberpunk thriller by the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Will of the Many \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Strength of the Few.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMy job, when you think about it, isn't so different from a lot of people's. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The more old-fashioned crowd do still get hung up on the \"killing people\" part of it, I guess, but that's a them problem: it's been perfectly legal to take out lifers for ages. Besides, once ultrawealthy morons realised they had a way to live forever--limited resources be damned--there was only ever going to be one genuinely practical deterrent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e So, sure, I have to deal with a ton of boring planning. Inconvenient hours. Some pretty awkward face-to-face interactions. And like most of us, I'm really only clocking in to try to crawl out from beneath my debts. But someone's got to do it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Luckily, my genetic compatibilities make me really, \u003ci\u003ereally \u003c\/i\u003egood at doing it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Still. This next job...I don't know. It's something I haven't had to deal with in years. Kind of the opposite of my regular duties. Strange, that it got thrown my way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e I'm sure it'll all go totally fine though.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Islington\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1668239248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668239247\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e S\u0026amp;s\/Saga Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"James Islington","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48454421283071,"sku":"9781668239247","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_185e6a61-8f1b-4c50-9125-b77eea4282b8.jpg?v=1777306137","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/scion-james-islington-9781668239247","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}