{"product_id":"the-mercy-of-gods-the-captives-war-2","title":"The Mercy of Gods (The Captive's War #1)","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\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Masterful ... This is space opera at its best.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow humanity came to the planet called Anjiin is lost in the fog of history, but that history is about to end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCaught 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnly 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDafyd 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is where his story begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames S. A. Corey\u003c\/b\u003e is the pen name of Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck. In addition to writing the novels and short stories of \u003ci\u003eThe Expanse\u003c\/i\u003e, they wrote and produced the television series of the same name. Daniel lives with his family in the American southwest. Ty will tell you where he lives when and if he wants you to come over.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"James S. A. Corey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51177493692701,"sku":"9780316525596","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9095\/8877\/files\/9780316525596.jpg?v=1776368744","url":"https:\/\/staging.anovelideaphilly.com\/products\/the-mercy-of-gods-the-captives-war-2","provider":"A Novel Idea on Passyunk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}