{"product_id":"collapsing-empire-paperback","title":"Collapsing Empire - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Scalzi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*2018 LOCUS AWARD WINNER OF BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL*\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e*2018 HUGO AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST NOVEL*\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"John Scalzi is the most entertaining, accessible writer working in SF today.\" --Joe Hill, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fireman\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first novel of a new space-opera sequence set in an all-new universe by the Hugo Award-winning, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRedshirts \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOld Man's War\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur universe is ruled by physics. Faster than light travel is impossible--until the discovery of The Flow, an extradimensional field available at certain points in space-time, which can take us to other planets around other stars. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRiding The Flow, humanity spreads to innumerable other worlds. Earth is forgotten. A new empire arises, the Interdependency, based on the doctrine that no one human outpost can survive without the others. It's a hedge against interstellar war--and, for the empire's rulers, a system of control. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Flow is eternal--but it's not static. Just as a river changes course, The Flow changes as well. In rare cases, entire worlds have been cut off from the rest of humanity. When it's discovered that the \u003ci\u003eentire\u003c\/i\u003e Flow is moving, possibly separating all human worlds from one another forever, three individuals--a scientist, a starship captain, and the emperox of the Interdependency--must race against time to discover what, if anything, can be salvaged from an interstellar empire on the brink of collapse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Fans of \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDune\u003c\/i\u003e will enjoy this bawdy, brutal, and brilliant political adventure\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003eon\u003ci\u003e The Collapsing Empire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Political plotting, plenty of snark, puzzle-solving, and a healthy dose of action...Scalzi continues to be almost insufferably good at his brand of fun but think-y sci-fi adventure.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eThe Collapsing Empire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Scalzi is one of the slickest writers that SF has ever produced.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eThe Human Division \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Interdependency Series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. \u003ci\u003eThe Collapsing Empire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. \u003ci\u003eThe Consuming Fire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJOHN SCALZI is one of the most popular and acclaimed SF authors to emerge in the last decade. His massively successful debut, \u003ci\u003eOld Man's War, \u003c\/i\u003e won him science fiction's John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. His \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers include \u003ci\u003eThe Last Colony;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFuzzy Nation;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRedshirts\u003c\/i\u003e, which won 2013's Hugo Award for Best Novel; and \u003ci\u003eLock In\u003c\/i\u003e. Material from his widely read blog, \u003ci\u003eWhatever\u003c\/i\u003e, has also earned him two other Hugo Awards. He lives in Ohio with his wife and daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.4 x 4.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 02, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hugo Award (2018)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761422729504,"sku":"9780765388902","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/32f3f251f976a70d76d4eec2e9122665.webp?v=1780207122","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/collapsing-empire-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}