{"product_id":"the-collapsing-empire-9780765388902","title":"The Collapsing Empire","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-8670268\"\u003eJohn Scalzi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Mass Market Paperbound\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 4.10w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780765388902\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0765388901\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-FIC028030\"\u003eScience Fiction | Space Opera\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-FIC028050\"\u003eScience Fiction | Military\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\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","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48454660325613,"sku":"9780765388902","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_57c62795-50ac-403d-9a1a-aa4cfbbb84b4.jpg?v=1753503901","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-collapsing-empire-9780765388902","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}