{"product_id":"shadow-of-empire-far-stars-book-one-isbn-9780062388902","title":"Shadow of Empire: Far Stars Book One","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first installment in the Far Star series, a swashbuckling space saga that introduces the daring pirate Blackhawk and the loyal crew of the \u003cem\u003eWolf’s Claw\u003c\/em\u003e, from Jay Allan, the author of the bestselling Crimson Worlds saga.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmuggler and mercenary Arkarin Blackhawk and the crew of the ship \u003cem\u003eWolf’s Claw\u003c\/em\u003e are freelance adventurers who live on the fringe of human society in the Far Stars. A veteran fighter as deadly with a blade as he is with a gun, Blackhawk is a man haunted by a dark past. Even his cynicism cannot banish the guilt and pain that threaten his sanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSent to rescue the kidnapped daughter of his longtime friend Marshal Augustin Lucerne, Blackhawk and his crew find themselves drawn into one deadly fight after another. When the \u003cem\u003eWolf’s Claw\u003c\/em\u003e is damaged, they are forced to land on a remote planet subsumed by civil war. Pulled unwittingly into the conflict, they uncover disturbing information about secret imperial involvement that could upset the plans of Lucerne.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the Marshal is determined to forge a Far Stars Confederation powerful enough to eliminate all imperial influence and threats in the sector. He needs a skilled warrior like Blackhawk on his side, but the mercenary, plagued by dark memories from the past, refuses to join the cause. All too soon, though, he and his crew will have to take a stand.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Readers who seek the visceral, swashbuckling adventures of muscular, troubled heroes and gorgeous, headstrong heroines will enjoy this series launch about the wild backwater planets of the Far Stars...This old-fashioned tale is a paean to the simple pleasures of exceedingly masculine adventures.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly on SHADOW OF EMPIRE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eShadow of Empire\u003c\/em\u003e is a crazy, over-the-top, zany adventure in which rogues outwit space pirates, get caught up in a civil war, and have space fights in and around an asteroid field.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharlie Jane Anders, iO9 on SHADOW OF EMPIRE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It’s twisty and turny, with a lot of effective world-building, but Jay Allan pulls off another neat trick: as much time as is spent on galactic power politics, we experience wall-to-wall swashbuckling adventure.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eB\u0026amp;N Sci-fi \u0026amp; Fantasy Blog\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Voyager","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888294490341,"sku":"NP9780062388902","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062388902.jpg?v=1730228747","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/shadow-of-empire-far-stars-book-one-isbn-9780062388902","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}