{"product_id":"these-burning-stars","title":"These Burning Stars","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Vivid, violent and visceral: an impressive debut' \u003c\/b\u003eKate Elliott, author of \u003ci\u003eUnconquerable Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJun Ironway, hacker, con artist, and only occasional thief, has got her hands on a piece of contraband that could set her up for life: evidence that implicates the powerful Nightfoot family in a planet-wide genocide seventy-five years ago. The Nightfoots control the precious sevite that fuels interplanetary travel through three star systems. And someone is sure to pay handsomely for anything that could break their hold.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf course, anything valuable is also dangerous. The Kindom, the ruling power of the three star systems, is inextricably tied up in the Nightfoots' monopoly - and they can't afford to let Jun expose the truth. They task two of their most  brutal clerics with hunting her down: preternaturally stoic Chono, and brilliant hothead Esek, who also happens to be the heir to the Nightfoot empire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Chono and Esek are haunted in turn by a figure from their shared past, known only as Six. What Six truly wants is anyone's guess. And the closer they get to finding Jun, the surer Chono is that Six is manipulating them all - and that they are  heading for a bloody confrontation that no one will survive unscathed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the best SF books I've read. Period'  \u003c\/b\u003eMichael Mammay, author of \u003ci\u003ePlanetside\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Intricately plotted and tightly paced . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Space opera fans will eat this up'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'With a cast of deliciously dangerous characters and a gloriously executed plot that twists like a knife, this propulsive debut heralds the start of a sweeping space opera saga in the vein of Ann Leckie and Alastair Reynolds. Bethany Jacobs is an ingenious worldbuilder and a stunning new voice to look out for in sci-fi'\u003c\/b\u003e Ren Hutchings, author of \u003ci\u003eUnder Fortunate Stars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44791458594995,"sku":"9780356520070","price":559.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17478195749780356520070.jpg?v=1762857959","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/these-burning-stars","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}