{"product_id":"9781473222137","title":"The Vastening Omnibus: In the Mouth of the Whale and Evening's Empires","description":"\u003cp\u003eIN THE MOUTH OF THE WHALE: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHumanity's future rests on the  shoulders of a Child from the past, and  she must never know of the battles being  fought for her . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  In the system of Fomalhaut, a war is  being fought.  The Quicks came  long ago, refugees from the Solar System. The  True arrived later, to  find a declining civilisation and a system ripe for the  taking.  Then  the Ghosts appeared, no longer human, unknowable, powerful and   determined to drive out the Quick and the True.  The battle continues,  but the  outcome is uncertain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree lives will intersect,  because there is something at the centre of their universe, something  dangerous and growing and powerful.  Something that is worth fighting  for.  And it will change everybody's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEVENING'S EMPIRES:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the far future, a young man stands on a barren asteroid. His ship has  been stolen, his family kidnapped or worse, and all he has on his side  is a semi-intelligent spacesuit. The only member of the crew to escape,  Hari has barely been off his ship before. It was his birthplace, his  home and his future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe's going to get it back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNobody is to be trusted.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Group, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47135748030704,"sku":"9781473222137","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781473222137_p0.jpg?v=1763599784","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781473222137","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}