{"product_id":"9781473218390","title":"The Quiet War Omnibus: The Quiet War and Gardens of the Sun","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE QUIET WAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho decides what it means to be human?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwenty-third century Earth has been ravaged by climate change, and is  now dominated by a few powerful families, with millions of people in  prison and millions more labouring to rebuild ruined ecosystems. Meanwhile  on Jupiter and Saturn, live the Outers. They have built a wild variety  of scientific utopias crammed with exuberant creations of the genetic  arts. Now they want to colonise Earth and drive human evolution in a new  direction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Earth, some want to launch a pre-emptive strike  against the Outers while others wish to exploit the talents of the gene  wizards. It is clear that the fragile detente between the two  branches of humanity is breaking down and they may be heading towards  war . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGARDENS OF THE SUN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Quiet War is over. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA century of enlightenment,  rational utopianism and exploration of new ways of being human has  fallen dark. \u003cbr\u003eBut victory is fragile, and riven by vicious  internal politics. While seeking out and trying to anatomise the strange  gardens abandoned in place by Avernus, the Outers' greatest genius, the  gene wizard Sri Hong-Owen is embroiled in the plots and counterplots of  the family that employs her. The diplomat Loc Ifrahim soon discovers  that profiting from victory isn't as easy as he thought. And in Greater  Brazil, the Outers' democratic traditions have infected a population  eager to escape the tyranny of the great families who rule them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter such a conflict only one thing is clear.  No one can escape the consequences of war - especially the victors.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Group, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47181979910384,"sku":"9781473218390","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781473218390_p0.jpg?v=1763599714","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781473218390","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}