{"product_id":"9780786137022","title":"Primary Inversion: Saga of the Skolian Empire Series, Book 1","description":"\"In an unusually masterful first novel, physicist Asaro combines hard speculative science and first-rate storytelling to look at the galaxy's distant future...Asaro innovatively blends computer technology and telepathy into the electrifying, action-rich drama she creates. This is one of the best SF first novels in years.\" -\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Catherine Asaro, a physicist, has done a fine job of rationalizing her scenario through genetics and psionics, and her hard SF speculations are a neat contrast to the plot's fairy-tale aspects...A good read and a promising debut for Asaro.\" -\u003ci\u003eStarlog\u003c\/i\u003e\"Catherine Asaro brings the feel of science back into science fiction. Her FTL drive, which rotates a ship around the lightspeed singularity, is based on pleasant mathematical concepts. Fourteen-year-olds who read this book will probably go out and build a starship when they are twenty-seven.\" -Donald M. Kingsbury\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Skolian Empire rules a third of the civilized galaxy through its mastery of faster-than-light communication. But war with the rival empire of the Traders seems imminent, a war that can only lead to slavery for the Skolians or the destruction of both sides. Destructive skirmishes have already occurred. A desperate attempt must be made to avert total disaster.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47094227009776,"sku":"9780786137022","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780786137022_p0.jpg?v=1763665444","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780786137022","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}