{"product_id":"starstrikeisbn-9780886774271","title":"Starstrike","description":"Humanity's first contact with alien life is no less than a nightmare, as the Ahimsa take control of Earth and force humanity to do their bidding. Soon, Earth's most skilled strike force, composed of Russian, American, and Israeli experts in the art of war and espionage, find themselves aboard the Ahimsa vessel, training for an offensive attack against a distant space station. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd as they struggle to overcome their own prejudices while preparing to face an enemy of unknown capabilities, none of them realize that the greatest danger to humanity's future is right in their midst....Praise for the author:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“What a ride!  Excitement, adventure, and intrigue, all told in W. Michael Gear's \u003cb\u003evivid, compulsively readable prose\u003c\/b\u003e.  A terrific new science-fiction series; Gear hits a home run right out of the park and all the way to Capella.” —Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eQuantum Night\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“A marginal colony on a living world---where human life and human will are tested to the limits. \u003cb\u003eAn intriguing and inventive new work\u003c\/b\u003e from Michael Gear, first of a trilogy. Recommended!” –C. J. Cherryh, Hugo Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eDownbelow Station\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Mike Gear \u003cb\u003edoes for science fiction what J.R.R. Tolkien did for fantasy\u003c\/b\u003e, and he does it with panache and elan.\" —\u003ci\u003eRave Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eFlowing imagination, storytelling marvels\u003c\/b\u003e. The Gears have a fine time drawing the various interclan rivalries and clashes of cultures.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Galactic intrigue combines with military SF in a \u003cb\u003etightly woven, intricate story\u003c\/b\u003ewith strong male and female characters.... Highly recommended.\" —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Gear has managed to develop \u003cb\u003ea vivid world\u003c\/b\u003e, and in it set in motion a sweeping conflict.\" —\u003ci\u003eLocus\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Gear \u003cb\u003ehandles characters and plot twists with equal ease\u003c\/b\u003e.... The different alien species are distinctively drawn and interesting.\" —\u003ci\u003eScience Fiction Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eW. Michael Gear\u003c\/b\u003e is the author or co-author with his beloved wife, Kathleen O’Neal Gear, of fifty-seven published novels.  He is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, USA Today, \u003c\/i\u003eand international bestselling author whose work has been translated into 29 languages and has over 17 million copies in print world wide. Both and anthropologist and archaeologist, he brings extraordinary depth and complexity to his characters and settings.  Gear lives on a back country buffalo ranch in Wyoming where he raises outstanding bison, indulges in his passion for large-caliber rifles, and pets his two shelties: Jake and Shannon. Michael can be found at gear-gear.com.","brand":"DAW Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305148436709,"sku":"NP9780886774271","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780886774271.jpg?v=1730759546","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/starstrikeisbn-9780886774271","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}