{"product_id":"9781466807464","title":"Second Chances","description":"Test2-MacmillanNonDRM-\u003cp\u003eIn a departure for this very well-reviewed fantasist, Susan Shwartz has returned to her science fiction roots with a riveting novel of honor and its loss, love and its betrayal, and the exploration of what it means to be a true hero. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat Susan Shwartz has done is to take a well-loved tale and it in an unconventional setting.  Second Chances is nothing less than an homage to Joseph Conrad-think of \u003ci\u003eLord Jim\u003c\/i\u003e in space. Just as Conrad explored in great depth the perplexing, ambiguous problem of lost honor and guilt, expiation and heroism, Shwartz has created in her Jim a man haunted by guilt over an act of supposed cowardice and his lifelong efforts to somehow atone for that action-whether or not he merited the disgrace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Conrad's Jim was a tragic and ultimately noble hero, so too is Shwartz's Jim.  A professional soldier whose time has passed, Jim is stationed about the corporate BioShip Irian Jaya  security for a commercial venture critical to humanity's continued survival. The war that sundered whole worlds is over and now he's just another \"tin soldier,\" a prop for the military to look good to war-weary civilians.   But he's never stopped caring about those who scorn him and the ideals that he still clings to.  That caring is tested, however, when he is thrust into a scandal not of his making.  He chooses to carry the burden of guilt, no matter what.  Because of his pride . . . . and maybe because that's the one thing he has left.  Out of this madness will come the biggest battle for his honor and his soul. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd perhaps, a promise of a second chance. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tor Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47175356678384,"sku":"9781466807464","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781466807464_p0.jpg?v=1769890841","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781466807464","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}