{"product_id":"9781940456850","title":"The Caledonian Gambit: A Novel","description":"The galaxy is mired in a cold war between two superpowers, the Illyrican Empire and the Commonwealth. Thrust between this struggle are Simon Kovalic, the Commonwealth’s preeminent spy, and Kyle Rankin, a lowly soldier happily scrubbing toilets on Sabea, a remote and isolated planet. However, nothing is as it seems.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKyle Rankin is a lie. His real name is Eli Brody, and he fled his home world of Caledonia years ago. Simon Kovalic knows Caledonia is a lit fuse hurtling towards detonation. The past Brody so desperately tried to abandon can grant him access to people and places that are off limits even to a professional spy like Kovalic. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKovalic needs Eli Brody to come home and face his past. With Brody suddenly cast in a play he never auditioned for, he and Kovalic will quickly realize it’s everything they don’t know that will tip the scales of galactic peace. Sounds like a desperate plan, sure, but what gambit isn’t?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Caledonian Gambit\u003c\/em\u003e is a throwback to the classic sci-fi adventures of spies and off-world politics, but filled to the brim with modern sensibilities.","brand":"Talos","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47163681112304,"sku":"9781940456850","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781940456850_p0.jpg?v=1763668743","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781940456850","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}