{"product_id":"collapsing-empire-book-john-scalzi-9780765388902","title":"The Collapsing Empire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*2018 LOCUS AWARD WINNER OF BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL*\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e*2018 HUGO AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST NOVEL*\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"John Scalzi is the most entertaining, accessible writer working in SF today.\" --Joe Hill, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fireman\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe first novel of a new space-opera sequence set in an all-new universe by the Hugo Award-winning, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRedshirts\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOld Man's War\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Our universe is ruled by physics. Faster than light travel is impossible--until the discovery of The Flow, an extradimensional field available at certain points in space-time, which can take us to other planets around other stars.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Riding The Flow, humanity spreads to innumerable other worlds. Earth is forgotten. A new empire arises, the Interdependency, based on the doctrine that no one human outpost can survive without the others. It's a hedge against interstellar war--and, for the empire's rulers, a system of control.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Flow is eternal--but it's not static. Just as a river changes course, The Flow changes as well. In rare cases, entire worlds have been cut off from the rest of humanity. When it's discovered that the \u003ci\u003eentire\u003c\/i\u003e Flow is moving, possibly separating all human worlds from one another forever, three individuals--a scientist, a starship captain, and the emperox of the Interdependency--must race against time to discover what, if anything, can be salvaged from an interstellar empire on the brink of collapse.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Fans of \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDune\u003c\/i\u003e will enjoy this bawdy, brutal, and brilliant political adventure\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eThe Collapsing Empire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Political plotting, plenty of snark, puzzle-solving, and a healthy dose of action...Scalzi continues to be almost insufferably good at his brand of fun but think-y sci-fi adventure.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eThe Collapsing Empire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Scalzi is one of the slickest writers that SF has ever produced.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eThe Human Division\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Interdependency Series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e1. \u003ci\u003eThe Collapsing Empire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2. \u003ci\u003eThe Consuming Fire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49565153657105,"sku":"CIN0765388901G","price":5.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49580742836497,"sku":"GOR009679223","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50037653307665,"sku":"CIN0765388901A","price":4.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50094608711953,"sku":"CIN0765388901VG","price":4.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51006840996113,"sku":"NIN9780765388902","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53395678855441,"sku":"GOR010442069","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0765388901.jpg?v=1751200536","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/collapsing-empire-book-john-scalzi-9780765388902","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}