{"product_id":"9780615314877","title":"Stewards Of The Flame","description":"Crime is considered illness, untreated illness is crime; ambulance crews are the only police. Dead bodies stay on \"life support\" forever. Can anyone gain freedom?\u003cp\u003eWhen burned-out starship captain Jesse Sanders is seized by a dictatorial medical regime and detained on the colony planet Undine, he has no idea that he is about to be plunged into a bewildering new life that will involve ordeals and joys beyond anything he has ever imagined, as well as the love of a woman with powers that seem superhuman. Still less does he suspect that he must soon take responsibility for the lives of people he has come to care about and the preservation of their hopes for the future of humankind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of a bronze medal in the Independent Publisher (IPPY) Book Awards, this controversial novel deals with government-imposed health care, end-of-life issues, and the so-called paranormal powers of the human mind. Despite being set in the distant future on another world, it appeals not only to science fiction readers but to others who question the dominant medical philosophy of today's society, or who value personal freedom of choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first book of the Hidden Flame series and is followed by \u003ci\u003ePromise of the Flame\u003c\/i\u003e. They precede the Rising Flame series, consisting of \u003ci\u003eDefender of the Flame\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHerald of the Flame\u003c\/i\u003e. Unlike Sylvia Engdahl's previous novels, these two series are not Young Adult books and are not appropriate for middle-school readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease note: The cover of this book was changed in 2015. It is not a new edition, as the book itself has not changed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ad Stellae Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47053620904176,"sku":"9780615314877","price":18.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780615314877_p0.jpg?v=1763597353","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780615314877","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}