{"product_id":"star-marque-rising-shami-stovall-9781737941651","title":"Star Marque Rising","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe future is governed through a genetic hierarchy-superhumans at the top, humans and defects at the bottom. Welcome to an all-new military science fiction novel from critically-acclaimed author Shami Stovall.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClevon Demarco, a genetically modified human, has a cocksure attitude and the combat skills to back it up. With his unparalleled skills, he makes his living as a ruthless gunrunner on a shady space station near the edges of the quadrant. Stronger, faster, and wittier than most sad sacks, no one even comes close to Demarco's abilities-until he crosses paths with the captain of the notorious Star Marque, Endellion Voight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaptain Voight arrests Demarco and offers him a choice: go to a prison planet for his crimes, or join her starship, the Star Marque, working as mercenaries for the superhumans. But she didn't pick him at random. She has a plan to become a planet governor; a title no human has held since the superhumans won the war. It doesn't matter the cost-assassinations, extortion, blackmail-she's determined to claw her way to the top.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll Captain Voight needs is Demarco's help to carry out her machinations, and she'll give him everything he's ever wanted in return.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA fast-paced space opera for those who enjoy Old Man's War by John Scalzi, Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds, or anything by Robert A. Heinlein. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shami Stovall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1737941651\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781737941651\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Capital Station Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d","brand":"Shami Stovall","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43996121006335,"sku":"9781737941651","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_26ddcebb-1041-41f1-8f1f-fe18a8e3ade8.jpg?v=1683339836","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/star-marque-rising-shami-stovall-9781737941651","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}