{"product_id":"fleet-elements-isbn-9780062467041","title":"Fleet Elements","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Space opera the way it ought to be . . . Bujold and Weber, bend the knee; interstellar adventure has a new king, and his name is Walter Jon Williams.\"—George R. R. Martin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFollowing \u003cem\u003eThe Accidental War,\u003c\/em\u003e the second book of a brand-new series set in the Praxis—an epic mix of space opera and military science fiction, from a grand master of science fiction, Walter Jon Williams.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Praxis, the empire of now extinct Shaa, has again fallen into civil war, with desperate and outnumbered humans battling several alien species for survival. Leading the human forces are star-crossed lovers Gareth Martinez and Caroline Sula, who must find a way to overcome their own thorny personal history to defeat the aliens and assure humanity’s survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut even if the human fleet is victorious, the divisions fracturing the empire may be too wide to repair, as battles between politicians, the military, and fanatics who want to kill every alien threaten to further tear the empire apart. While Martinez and Sula believe they have the talent and tactics to defeat an overwhelming enemy, what will prevent their fellow humans from destroying themselves?\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003ePraise for the Dread Empire Fall’s series:  “A spectacular far-future space opera.”  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Walter Jon Williams is one of my favorite writers in the genre, with great ideas, worldbuilding, characters, and always a captivating story.”  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKevin J. Anderson, New York Times bestselling author of The Saga of Seven Suns\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Readers who enjoyed Ann Leckie’s award-winning Ancillary Justice and its sequels will find similar pleasures here. Williams lays out the slow-burn decline of an empire with supreme confidence. It’s a masterful piece of space opera.”  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eB\u0026amp;N Reads on The Accidental War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Williams is consummate writer. His worldbuilding continues excellent, his characterization is solid and believable, and his attention to detail while juggling a complex story of intrigue and financial disaster is deeply, impressive. Well-paced, tense, and deeply compelling, \u003cem\u003eThe Accidental War\u003c\/em\u003e is a very entertaining work.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTor.com on The Accidental War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Newcomers will have no problem getting oriented in this rip-roaring sci-fi world, and returning readers will be thrilled to dive back in.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With a pace that is faster than light, Walter Jon Williams’s fifth book in the \u003cem\u003eDread Empire’s Fall\u003c\/em\u003e series, \u003cem\u003eFleet Elements\u003c\/em\u003e is a space opera book that doesn’t disappoint... this is a great soap opera science fiction, full of gung ho rebels trying to save themselves, with a side of power hungry aliens, and some witty banter.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Nerd Daily\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Voyager","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889381109989,"sku":"NP9780062467041","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062467041.jpg?v=1730231121","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/fleet-elements-isbn-9780062467041","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}