{"product_id":"9781597809818","title":"Polity Agent: The Fourth Agent Cormac Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe thrilling saga of Agent Cormac continues as a rogue alien technology begins its devastating spread through the worlds of the Polity. . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom eight hundred years in the future, a runcible gate is opened into the Polity, allowing a ragged tide of refugees through as they attempt to take the alien “Maker” back to its home civilization. But the gate itself is rapidly shut down and dumped into a nearby sun—something alien is pursuing them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the refugees, Agent Ian Cormac learns that the Maker civilization has been destroyed by a virus: the Jain technology. This, of course, raises questions: Why was Dragon, a massive bioconstruct of the Makers, really sent to the Polity? Why did a Jain node suddenly end up in the hands of someone who could do the most damage with it? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd all the while, an entity called the Legate is distributing pernicious Jain nodes . . . and a renegade attack ship, The King of Hearts, has encountered something very nasty outside the Polity itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNight Shade Books is proud to reissue Neal Asher’s Agent Cormac series, a fast-moving, edge-of-your-seat science fiction adventure from one of today’s most exciting SF talents.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Night Shade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47045819007216,"sku":"9781597809818","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781597809818_p0.jpg?v=1763815183","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781597809818","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}