{"product_id":"merchants-war-paperback","title":"Merchants' War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Stross\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiriam Beckstein is a young, hip, business journalist in Boston. She discovered in \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFamily Trade\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Hidden Family\u003c\/i\u003e that her family came from an alternate reality, that she was very well-connected, and that her family was too much like the mafia for comfort. She found herself caught in a family trap in \u003ci\u003eThe Clan Corporate\u003c\/i\u003e and betrothed to a brain-damaged prince, and then all hell broke loose. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, in \u003ci\u003eThe Merchants' War\u003c\/i\u003e, Miriam has escaped to yet another world and remains in hiding from both the Clan and their opponents. There is a nasty shooting war going on in the Gruinmarkt world of the Clan, and we know something that Miriam does not; something that she's really going to hate--if she lives long enough to find out.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Stross\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the bestselling Merchant Princes series, the Laundry series, and several stand-alone novels including \u003ci\u003eGlasshouse\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAccelerando\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSaturn's Children\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in Leeds, England, in 1964, Stross studied in London and Bradford, earning degrees in pharmacy and computer science. Over the next decade and a half he worked as a pharmacist, a technical writer, a software engineer, and eventually as a prolific journalist covering the IT industry. His short fiction began attracting wide attention in the late 1990s; his first novel, \u003ci\u003eSingularity Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, appeared in 2003. He has subsequently won the Hugo Award twice. He lives with his wife in Edinburgh, Scotland, in a flat that is slightly older than the state of Texas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.86 x 7 x 4.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759963242784,"sku":"9781250773739","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/10296e7b7270e893ff0b5ad4381b4f97.webp?v=1780167418","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/merchants-war-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}