{"product_id":"carnelians-isbn-9781451637489","title":"Carnelians","description":"\u003cb\u003eMultiple Nebula-award-winning Catherine Asaro continues her brilliant and intricate Skolian space opera opus.  Two galactic emperors attempt to end a multi-generation war of the stars without both getting assassinated in the process.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe leaders of the Eubian empire and Skolian Imperialate have survived political intrigue, military coups and murder attempts as they worked to forge a peace treaty between their two empires. Now comes the hard part--making the treaty a reality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAssassins are poised on both sides. Their mission: eliminate the leaders for the \"crime\" of striving to end half a millennia of hatred between empires. And as the main players in the peace process attempt to navigate the Byzantine convolutions surrounding the negotiations, an explosive pop anthem, \u003ci\u003eCarnelians Finale,\u003c\/i\u003e sweeps across three civilizations, its message inflaming passions. The violence escalates and militaries on both sides are called forth. The hope: to keep both empires alive long enough so that their rulers might somehow achieve peace at last.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout Catherine Asaro’s Skolia saga:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Entertaining mix of hard SF and romance.”\u003ci\u003e—Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“\u003c\/i\u003eAsaro’s Skolian saga is now nearly as long and in many ways as compelling as Dune, if not more so, featuring a multitude of stronger female characters.”\u003ci\u003e—Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Rapid pacing and gripping suspense.”\u003ci\u003e—Publisher’s Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52126170874085,"sku":"NP9781451637489","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/carnelians-isbn-9781451637489","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}