{"product_id":"take-the-shilling-raymund-eich-9780615979465","title":"Take the Shilling","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThey gave him a soldier's skills.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHis war was still hell.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTomas Neumann wants off his backwater planet and away from his suffocating mother. \"Taking the shilling\"-joining the Confederated Worlds Ground Force-promises escape, purpose, and the father figure he's never had.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Confederated Worlds uploads combat training directly into his brain-decades of tactical knowledge in mere hours. He's the perfect soldier before he fires his first shot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut no implant can prepare him for the reality of killing. Especially when his \"enemies\" are human civilians who should welcome him as liberator, not occupier. On the war-torn world of New Liberty, Tomas discovers that downloaded skills mean nothing when every doorway could hide a sniper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs his unit bleeds out in brutal counterinsurgency warfare, Tomas faces a choice that will define him: break under the weight of what he's done, or forge something stronger from the wreckage of his innocence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThousands of lives will soon hang on which choice he makes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFans of Marko Kloos's Frontlines and Joe Haldeman's The Forever War will find a gripping new series that asks what it costs to become a soldier-and what it takes to remain human.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Raymund Eich\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0615979467\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780615979465\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CV-2 Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/19\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.59d","brand":"Raymund Eich","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48850174640383,"sku":"9780615979465","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/take-the-shilling-raymund-eich-9780615979465","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}