{"product_id":"the-sunless-countries-book-four-of-virga-paperback","title":"The Sunless Countries: Book Four of Virga - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKarl Schroeder\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sunless Countries is t\u003c\/i\u003ehe fourth novel in the Virga series of hard science fiction space opera adventures\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn an ocean of weightless air where sunlight has never been seen, only the running lights of the city of Pacquaea glitter in the dark. One woman, Leal Hieronyma Maspeth, lives and dreams of love among the gaslit streets and caf s. And somewhere in the abyss of wind and twisted cloud through which Pacquaea eternally falls, a great voice has begun speaking. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs its cold words reach from space to the city walls--and as outlying towns and travelers' ships start to mysteriously disappear--only Leal has the courage to try to understand the message thundering from the distance. Even the city's most famous and exotic visitor, the sun lighter and hero named Hayden Griffin, refuses to turn aside from his commission to build a new sun for a foreign nation. He will not become the hero that Leal knows the city needs; so it is up to her to listen, and ultimately reply, to the voice of the worldwasp--because an astonishing disaster threatens Virga.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKARL SCHROEDER lives in Toronto, Ontario. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eVentus \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable book for 2001), \u003ci\u003ePermanence\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the 2003 Prix Aurora Award for best Canadian SF novel), \u003ci\u003eLady of Mazes, \u003c\/i\u003e and the Virga Series, beginning with \u003ci\u003eSun of Suns\u003c\/i\u003e\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 0.89 x 8.25 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 08, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761428168992,"sku":"9780765328472","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/148d8e724bef9d454f1c1d1ed2a76e33.webp?v=1780207253","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-sunless-countries-book-four-of-virga-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}