{"product_id":"2940044677081","title":"Legions of Orion (Star Crusades Nexus, Book 1)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLegions of Orion is the first book in the epic 'Nexus' series, part of the growing Star Crusades universe that chronicles humanity's first steps away from Alpha Centauri and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA chance discovery on the jungle world of Hyperion leads Alliance scientists on a path to creating a permanent spacebridge to the distant Orion Nebula. In a matter of days, great fleets of military and civilian ships depart for the single greatest expedition since the colonisation of Alpha Centauri. Into this great adventure travel two heroes of the war, retired Marines Spartan and Teresa Morato, and their son Jack. Now senior members of an elite private military corporation, they are at the heart of the Alliance bold new plan. Their discovery of buried machines, as well as derelict spacecraft in the first system encountered triggers events that will see the Alliance embroiled in a military conflict like no other. Discoveries of a dead people who have been wiped out by an unknown enemy sends a shudder through the many worlds of the Alliance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Alliance must make a decision. Either they will have to abandon the riches they have found or they will have to fight for it. In the past the citizens of Centauri have fought themselves for money, fame, power and religion. Now they must unify their many disparate factions including the Zealots and biomechanical warriors known as the Jötnar, if they are to survive in this new world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 12-book Star Crusades series includes:\u003cbr\u003eSTAR CRUSADES UPRISING\u003cbr\u003eSiege of Titan (Star Crusades Uprising, Book 1)\u003cbr\u003eTears of Kerberos (Star Crusades Uprising, Book 2)\u003cbr\u003eFires of Prometheus (Star Crusades Uprising, Book 3)\u003cbr\u003eBattle for Proxima (Star Crusades Uprising, Book 4)\u003cbr\u003eFall of Terra Nova (Star Crusades Uprising, Book 5)\u003cbr\u003eSlaves of Hyperion (Star Crusades Uprising, Book 6)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSTAR CRUSADES NEXUS\u003cbr\u003eLegions of Orion (Star Crusades Nexus, Book 1)\u003cbr\u003eMachine Gods (Star Crusades Nexus, Book 2)\u003cbr\u003eHeroes of Helios (Star Crusades Nexus, Book 3)\u003cbr\u003eThe Great Betrayal (Star Crusades Nexus, Book 4)\u003cbr\u003eProphecy of Fire (Star Crusades Nexus, Book 5)\u003cbr\u003eCall to Arms (Star Crusades Nexus, Book 6)\u003cbr\u003eThese titles are also available as combined trilogies including:\u003cbr\u003eSTAR CRUSADES UPRISING: THE FIRST TRILOGY\u003cbr\u003eSTAR CRUSADES UPRISING: THE SECOND TRILOGY\u003cbr\u003eSTAR CRUSADES NEXUS: THE FIRST TRILOGY\u003cbr\u003eSTAR CRUSADES NEXUS: THE SECOND TRILOGY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more information visit the official Star Crusades website. Keyword Starcrusader.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Swordworks \u0026 Miro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47074892710128,"sku":"2940044677081","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940044677081_p0.jpg?v=1769889580","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940044677081","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}