{"product_id":"9780743435383","title":"March Upcountry (Empire of Man Series #1)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Royal Brat is in Trouble\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Roger Ramius Sergei Chiang MacClintock didn't understand. \u003cbr\u003e He was young, handsome, athletic, an \u003ci\u003eexcellent\u003c\/i\u003e dresser, and third in line for the Throne of Man...so why wouldn't anyone at Court \u003ci\u003etrust\u003c\/i\u003e him? \u003cbr\u003e Why wouldn't even his own mother, the Empress, explain \u003ci\u003ewhy\u003c\/i\u003e they didn't trust him? Or why the very mention of his father's name was forbidden at Court? Or why his mother had decided to pack him off to a backwater planet aboard what was little more than a tramp freighter to represent her at a local political event better suited to a third assistant undersecretarv of state? \u003cbr\u003e It probably wasn't too surprising that someone in his position should react by becoming spoiled, selfcentered and petulant. After all, what else did he have to do with his life? \u003cbr\u003e But that was before a saboteur tried to blow up his transport. Then warships of the Empire of Man's worst rivals shot the crippled vessel out of space. Then Roger found himself shipwrecked on the planet Marduk, whose jungles were full of damnbeasts, killerpillars, carnivorous plants, torrential rain, and barbarian hordes with really \u003ci\u003ebad\u003c\/i\u003e dispositions. Now all Roger has to do is hike halfway around the entire planet, then capture a spaceport from the Bad Guys, somehow commandeer a starship, and then go home to Mother for explanations. \u003cbr\u003e Fortunately, Roger has an ace in the hole: Bravo Company of Bronze Battalion of The Empress' Own Regiment. If anyone can get him off Marduk alive, it's the Bronze Barbarians. \u003cbr\u003e Assuming that Prince Roger manages to grow up before he gets all of them killed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Baen Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47025453367536,"sku":"9780743435383","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780743435383_p0.jpg?v=1763629200","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780743435383","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}