{"product_id":"chasing-the-phoenix-a-science-fiction-novel-9780765380913","title":"Chasing the Phoenix: A Science Fiction Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChasing the Phoenix\u003c\/i\u003e: a science fiction masterpiece from a five-time Hugo Award winner Michael Swanwick! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the distant future, Surplus arrives in China dressed as a Mongolian shaman, leading a yak which carries the corpse of his friend, Darger. The old high-tech world has long since collapsed, and the artificial intelligences that ran it are outlawed and destroyed. Or so it seems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDarger and Surplus, a human and a genetically engineered dog with human intelligence who walks upright, are a pair of con men and the heroes of a series of prior Swanwick stories. They travel to what was once China and invent a scam to become rich and powerful. Pretending to have limited super-powers, they aid an ambitious local warlord who dreams of conquest and once again reuniting China under one ruler. And, against all odds, it begins to work, but it seems as if there are other forces at work behind the scenes. \u003ci\u003eChasing the Phoenix \u003c\/i\u003eis a sharp, slick, witty science fiction adventure that is hugely entertaining from Michael Swanwick, one of the best SF writers alive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-335037\"\u003eMichael Swanwick\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780765380913\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0765380919\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC028070\"\u003eScience Fiction | Apocalyptic \u0026amp; Post-Apocalyptic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC028010\"\u003eScience Fiction | Action \u0026amp; Adventure\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael Swanwick is the winner of five Hugo Awards for his short fiction. His several novels include the Nebula-winning \u003ci\u003eStations of the Tide\u003c\/i\u003e, the time-travel novel \u003ci\u003eBones of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \"industrial fantasy\" novels \u003ci\u003eThe Iron Dragon's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Dragons of Babel\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Philadelphia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42668518179053,"sku":"9780765380913","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_360adbfe-0263-490f-b60c-8021b97c3f43.jpg?v=1649455877","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/chasing-the-phoenix-a-science-fiction-novel-9780765380913","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}