{"product_id":"9781250871251","title":"Cascade Failure: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eL.M. Sagas' debut, Cascade Failure, is a highly commercial, sci-fi adventure blending J. S. Dewes' Divide series with the commercial fan appeal of The Expanse and the cozy sf of Becky Chambers. It features a fierce, messy, chaotic space fam, vibrant worlds, and an exploration of the many ways to be—and not to be—human.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnly three real powers in the Spiral: Corporate power of the Trust versus the Union's labor's leverage, and between them the Guild tries to keep everyone's hands above the table. It ain't easy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBranded a Guild deserter, Jal \"accidentally\" lands a ride on Guild ship. Helmed by an AI, with a ship's engineer\/medic who doesn't see much of a difference between the two jobs, and a \"don't make me shoot you\" XO, the Guild crew of the \u003ci\u003eAmbit\u003c\/i\u003e is a little . . . different.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey're also in over their heads. Responding to a distress call from an abandoned planet, they find a mass grave, and a live programmer who knows how it happened. The Trust has plans. This isn't the first dead planet, and it's not going to be the last.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnless the crew of the \u003ci\u003eAmbit\u003c\/i\u003e can stop it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eAmbit's Run series\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCascade Failure\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Tor Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47918202880240,"sku":"9781250871251","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781250871251_p0.jpg?v=1763767504","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781250871251","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}