{"product_id":"the-mercy-of-gods","title":"The Mercy of Gods","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN INSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eAND\u003ci\u003e USA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of the \u003ci\u003eExpanse\u003c\/i\u003e comes a spectacular space opera that sees humanity fighting for its survival in a war as old as the universe itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ★ \"Masterful ... This is space opera at its best.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e How humanity came to the planet called Anjiin is lost in the fog of history, but that history is about to end. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Carryx--part empire, part hive--have waged wars of conquest for centuries, destroying or enslaving species across the galaxy. Now, they are facing a great and deathless enemy. The key to their survival may rest with the humans of Anjiin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Caught up in academic intrigue and affairs of the heart, Dafyd Alkhor is pleased just to be an assistant to a brilliant scientist and his celebrated research team. Then the Carryx ships descend, decimating the human population and taking the best and brightest of Anjiin society away to serve on the Carryx homeworld, and Dafyd is swept along with them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e They are dropped in the middle of a struggle they barely understand, set in a competition against the other captive species with extinction as the price of failure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Only Dafyd and a handful of his companions see past the Darwinian contest to the deeper game that they must play to survive: learning to understand--and manipulate--the Carryx themselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With a noble but suicidal human rebellion on one hand and strange and murderous enemies on the other, the team pays a terrible price to become the trusted servants of their new rulers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Dafyd Alkhor is a simple man swept up in events that are beyond his control and more vast than his imagination. He will become the champion of humanity and its betrayer, the most hated man in history and the guardian of his people. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is where his story begins. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The start of something truly epic.\" ―Fonda Lee, author of Jade City\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Corey is always one of the most engaging voices in the genre.\" ―Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of \u003ci\u003eChildren of Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A bang up read. I want more.\" ―Paolo Bacigalupi, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Water Knife\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A powerful, provocative masterpiece that I will be thinking about for a very long time.\" \u003cb\u003e―Ryka Aoki, author of \u003ci\u003eLight from Uncommon Stars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For More from James S. A. Corey, check out: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Captive's War\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mercy of Gods \u003cbr\u003e The Faith of Beasts\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Expanse\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeviathan Wakes \u003cbr\u003e Caliban's War \u003cbr\u003e Abaddon's Gate \u003cbr\u003e Cibola Burn \u003cbr\u003e Nemesis Games \u003cbr\u003e Babylon's Ashes \u003cbr\u003e Persepolis Rising \u003cbr\u003e Tiamat's Wrath ​ \u003cbr\u003e Leviathan Falls \u003cbr\u003e Memory's Legion\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Expanse Short Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDrive \u003cbr\u003e The Butcher of Anderson Station \u003cbr\u003e Gods of Risk \u003cbr\u003e The Churn \u003cbr\u003e The Vital Abyss \u003cbr\u003e Strange Dogs \u003cbr\u003e Auberon \u003cbr\u003e The Sins of Our Fathers​\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Orbit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48045703168214,"sku":"9780316525596","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/1660\/5398\/files\/imageloader_093eaf29-499b-4976-88e9-3c2b9242cc54.jpg?v=1775565183","url":"https:\/\/tiabookcellar.com\/products\/the-mercy-of-gods","provider":"tia book cellar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}