{"product_id":"9780765388902","title":"The Collapsing Empire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“John Scalzi is the most entertaining, accessible writer working in SF today.” —Joe Hill, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fireman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first novel of a new space-opera sequence set in an all-new universe by the Hugo Award-winning, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRedshirts \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOld Man's War\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur universe is ruled by physics. Faster than light travel is impossible—until the discovery of The Flow, an extradimensional field available at certain points in space-time, which can take us to other planets around other stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRiding The Flow, humanity spreads to innumerable other worlds. Earth is forgotten. A new empire arises, the Interdependency, based on the doctrine that no one human outpost can survive without the others. It’s a hedge against interstellar war—and, for the empire’s rulers, a system of control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Flow is eternal—but it’s not static. Just as a river changes course, The Flow changes as well. In rare cases, entire worlds have been cut off from the rest of humanity. When it’s discovered that the \u003ci\u003eentire\u003c\/i\u003e Flow is moving, possibly separating all human worlds from one another forever, three individuals—a scientist, a starship captain, and the emperox of the Interdependency—must race against time to discover what, if anything, can be salvaged from an interstellar empire on the brink of collapse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Fans of \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDune\u003c\/i\u003e will enjoy this bawdy, brutal, and brilliant political adventure\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003eon\u003ci\u003e The Collapsing Empire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Political plotting, plenty of snark, puzzle-solving, and a healthy dose of action...Scalzi continues to be almost insufferably good at his brand of fun but think-y sci-fi adventure.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eThe Collapsing Empire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Scalzi is one of the slickest writers that SF has ever produced.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eThe Human Division\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tor Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47015938228464,"sku":"9780765388902","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780765388902_p0.jpg?v=1763660432","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780765388902","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}