{"product_id":"9781429989787","title":"The Risen Empire: Book One of Succession","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eFine Prey, Polymorph,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEvolution's Darling\u003c\/i\u003e (Philip K. Dick Award special citation and a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book) comes a sweeping epic, \u003ci\u003eThe Risen Empire\u003c\/i\u003e, Scott Westerfeld's dazzling hardcover debut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe undead Emperor has ruled his mighty interstellar empire of eighty human worlds for sixteen hundred years. Because he can grant a form of eternal life, creating an elite known as the Risen, his power has been absolute. He and his sister, the Child Empress, who is eternally a little girl, are worshiped as living gods. No one can touch them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot until the Rix, machine-augmented humans who worship very different gods: AI compound minds of planetary extent. The Rix are cool, relentless fanatics, and their only goal is to propagate such AIs throughout the galaxy. They seek to end, by any means necessary, the Emperor's prolonged tyranny of one and supplant it with an eternal cybernetic dynasty of their own. They begin by taking the Child Empress hostage. Captain Laurent Zai of the Imperial Frigate Lynx is tasked with her rescue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeparated by light-years, bound by an unlikely love, Zai and pacifist senator Nara Oxham must each in their own way, face the challenge of the Rix, and they each will hold the fate of the empire in their hands. \u003ci\u003eThe Risen Empire\u003c\/i\u003e is the first great space opera of the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tom Doherty Associates","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154127798512,"sku":"9781429989787","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429989787_p0.jpg?v=1769903822","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429989787","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}