{"product_id":"the-swarm-war-jason-thomson-9781088101018","title":"The Swarm War: Rise and Ruin in the Xylos Expanse","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn ancient breach has reopened. The Kryll are no longer the apex predators of the galaxy-they are its bait.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCommander Xylar, a hardened tactician of the elite Kryll swarmforce, stumbles upon a buried Vault that shatters everything he knows. Within its dying echo lies a fractured reflection of himself and a memory long erased by Architect design. When he emerges, he carries a glyph no Kryll has borne for generations-and a haunting message: \u003cem\u003eYou become the breach.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross the Xylos Expanse, harmonic ruptures spread like wildfire, tearing open the Stream that binds reality. Entire fleets vanish. Minds unravel. And deep within the stream's pulse, something alien stirs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the Kryll war machine buckles under pressure, Xylar goes rogue, leading the \u003cem\u003eCrimson Corsair\u003c\/em\u003e into deadspace in search of a hidden system wiped from every record. There, among the spiraling ruins of Architect power, lies the Spiral Throne-a construct designed to shape the course of evolution itself. But awakening it may come at the cost of identity, history, or even species.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHunted by his own kind, haunted by echo-memories, and torn between the logic of war and the unraveling truth of the Architects' final experiment, Xylar must decide whether to preserve the Kryll legacy-or rewrite it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat began as a war of survival has become a war of memory, myth, and meaning. And the Architects are not done with them yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this high-stakes, galaxy-spanning sci-fi epic, ancient technologies collide with biological destiny, and the line between enemy and ally dissolves.\u003c\/strong\u003e Perfect for fans of \u003cem\u003eMass Effect\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWarhammer 40K\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Expanse\u003c\/em\u003e-\u003cem\u003eThe Swarm War\u003c\/em\u003e is a brutal, immersive journey into the heart of a forgotten war... and the beings who started it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jason Thomson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1088101011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781088101018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Trevor Jensen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.41d","brand":"Jason Thomson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852612612351,"sku":"9781088101018","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-swarm-war-jason-thomson-9781088101018","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}