{"product_id":"9781597805292","title":"Orbus: The Third Spatterjay Novel","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Yet another storming performance from the prolific Asher of high-octane violence, exotic tech, and terrifying and truly alien aliens.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the third installment of the Spatterjay series, the old Captain Orbus, now in charge of a cargo spaceship, flees from a violent and sadistic past. Little does he know, however, that Sniper, a lethal war drone, is a stowaway on his ship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the mind of author Neal Asher, \u003ci\u003eOrbus\u003c\/i\u003e continues the story of the mutated Spatterjay virus, which has turned Captain Orbus’s old enemy, the Prador Vrell, into something more powerful and dangerous than he could ever imagine. Vrell has seized control of a dreadnought, slaughtered its entire crew, and is now out to seek vengeance on those who tried to have him killed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the Graveyard, the border realm lying between the Polity and the Prador kingdom, Vrell and Orbus will soon cross paths. With a race of monsters from Golgoloth beginning a long cold war between his kind and the humans, the annihilation of civilizations is upon all, and no one knows what is truly to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrbus is a nonstop ride between bloody battles and vengeance that only Neal Asher can cover, and like the earlier books in the series (\u003ci\u003eThe Skinner\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Voyage of the Sable Keech\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eOrbus\u003c\/i\u003e is definitely a can’t-miss book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSkyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Night Shade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47046199869680,"sku":"9781597805292","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781597805292_p0.jpg?v=1763809477","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781597805292","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}