{"product_id":"the-crucible-of-empire-eric-flint-9781451638042","title":"The Crucible of Empire","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe intricate and action-packed sequel to \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-seller Eric Flint (with 3 million books in print ) and K.D. Wentworth's ground-breaking \u003ci\u003eCourse of Empire\u003c\/i\u003e-with cool aliens. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe intricate and action-packed sequel to \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-seller and master tale-spinner Eric Flint and K.D. Wentworth's ground-breaking \u003ci\u003eCourse of Empire\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHumanity is first subjugated by haughty alien colonizers calling themselves the Jao when Earth is unexpectedly attacked by the implacable and nearly-unstoppable Ekhat, exterminators of all intelligent life not their own. Now the fragile Human-Jao alliance is put to the test. A devastating encounter with the Ekhat in a distant nebula reveals a powerful alien society that may hold the key to defeating the Ekhat once and for all. There's one big problem: they utterly loathe humanity's ally, the Jao. And why shouldn't they? It was the Jao who drove them into hiding in the first place. Once again, everything depends on those innovators and idea-generators, the humans, to quell a brewing war and forge a tripartite alliance of very different species--or be blasted to empty cinders if they don't succeed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout \u003ci\u003eCourse of Empire\u003c\/i\u003e by Eric Flint \u0026amp; K.D. Wentworth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Building to an exhilarating conclusion, this book cries out for a sequel.\" -\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout Eric Flint's bestselling Ring of Fire series: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"...reads like a technothriller set in the age of the Medicis ...\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"...each new entry appears better than the previous one, a seemingly impossible feat...terrific.\"--\u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[C]ombines accurate historical research with bold leaps of the imagination.\"--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric Flint, K. D. Wentworth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1451638043\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451638042\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.70h x 4.10w x 1.50d","brand":"Eric Flint","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46739022545151,"sku":"9781451638042","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fa7ade3d-dbe8-45b6-b33a-1dabaff2e0dc.jpg?v=1743276973","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-crucible-of-empire-eric-flint-9781451638042","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}