{"product_id":"2940153129709","title":"The War for Iron Series: Deluxe Boxed Set","description":"\u003cp\u003eFeatures 9 colour illustrations from the Iron series:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMobile Command Station (MCS) Mark 6\u003cbr\u003eSU 401 Fighter\u003cbr\u003eX.77 Laser Pistol\u003cbr\u003eIschian Clover Leaf Laser Rifle\u003cbr\u003eIschian Light Cruiser\u003cbr\u003eBattleship John F. Kennedy\u003cbr\u003eIschian Battleship Lu-kshîa\u003cbr\u003eLC5150 \"Bullpup\" Laser Carbine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease note: these images may not display correctly on all devices. Links to online high res. images are provided.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook 1: Too Bright the Sun\u003cbr\u003eA man hell-bent on revenge for the death of his friend, in battle!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeeking revenge for the death of a friend ten long years ago, Major Jake Nanden has pursued his own personal demons with an almost religious fervour through life and through battle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe is a soldier so highly decorated for bravery that his fame reaches far beyond the desolate Jupiter moon, Io, where his battalion is stationed. His victories in the Jupiter Wars are hollow though, for he is a man scared of his own soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis life seems to be a trap from which he cannot escape. His is the Replicant Company, and replicants, or clones, are despised by all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook 2: Unknown Place, Unknown Universe\u003cbr\u003eThree rookie space cadets crash on an unknown planet with aliens hot on their tail!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile a dissident alien scientist struggles to control time, he discovers that his wife will betray him. His favourite student discovers a way to see into the past but find himself surrounded by enemies in a complex, fragmenting culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, Stone, douchebag son of Iron Cross winner Jake Nanden, a nerd and a feminist from the Space Fleet Academy crash-land on an unknown planet after falling through a worm-hole in this gripping and visionary science fiction thriller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalled Anubians by humans, the jackal-headed aliens are now revealed as Ischians but they are hiding something on this unknown planet in an unknown universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStone's world is shattered while he tries to escape and warn Earth of danger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook 3: Worlds Like Dust\u003cbr\u003eDomes now cover Earth's big cities and soon a force field will trap Earth inside!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe jackal-headed Ischians are here! When General Jake Nanden retired from the USAC, he could never have guessed that his greatest battle was still to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince then, he has joined a spiritual cult called the Blue Path, trying to establish communication with a few peaceful Ischians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut now his world has been torn apart; his wife and youngest son have been killed, probably his eldest too and the Los Angeles and Washington citizens sweat it out under inescapable alien domes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis son, Stone, warned him of the invasion and he joined up with Gary Enquine to form a rudimentary resistance network.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, they must find a way to rise up and defeat the conquerors of Earth! Nanden must escape and unite the remaining human and clone forces, scattered across the Solar System.\u003cbr\u003eLikened to a cross between Blade Runner and Paths of Glory, you simply must read this beautifully constructed, intensely dark and powerful Science Fiction thriller Series, if you love Phillip K. Dick and Isaac Asimov.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharacter interview with Jake Nanden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eName (s): Jake Nanden\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAge: 34\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease tell us a little about yourself.\u003cbr\u003eI am 5'11', dark hair, short - Army cut, slightly curly. Green eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescribe your appearance in 10 words or less.\u003cbr\u003eGetting middle aged, slightly paunchy with drying skin - like paper in places - except my mech arm. That's synthetic skin on there and as smooth and supple as the day it was sprayed on. I even had mine tattooed but don't tell anyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWould you kill for those you love?\u003cbr\u003eI kill every day - most days - to keep my culture intact. I would say that is killing for those I love. Of course there is a moral code... And as a soldier the moral code is almost everything. After a while... killing... it sometimes seems to be the only thing you have left. Family are too far away.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lazlo Ferran","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47081640853744,"sku":"2940153129709","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940153129709_p0.jpg?v=1764048906","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940153129709","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}