{"product_id":"9781616962371","title":"Pirate Utopia","description":"Original introduction by Warren Ellis, author of \u003ci\u003eTransmetropolitan\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGun Machine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho are these bold rebels pillaging their European neighbors in the name of revolution? The Futurists! Utopian pirate-warriors of the tiny Regency of Carnaro, unlikely scourge of the Adriatic Sea. Mortal enemies of communists, capitalists, and even fascists (to whom they are not \u003ci\u003eentirely\u003c\/i\u003e unsympathetic).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe ambitious Soldier-Citizens of Carnaro are led by a brilliant and passionate coterie of the perhaps insane. Lorenzo Secondari, World War I veteran, engineering genius, and leader of Croatian raiders. Frau Piffer, Syndicalist manufacturer of torpedos at a factory run by and for women.  The Ace of Hearts, a dashing Milanese aristocrat, spymaster, and tactical savant. And the Prophet, a seductive warrior-poet who leads via free love and military ruthlessness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFresh off of a worldwide demonstration of their might, can the Futurists engage the aid of sinister American traitors and establish world domination? \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tachyon Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47148321603824,"sku":"9781616962371","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781616962371_p0.jpg?v=1763855818","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781616962371","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}