{"product_id":"resilient-hardcover","title":"Resilient - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAllen Stroud\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Stroud raises fascinating questions about the politics of space exploration.\" - Publishers Weekly. The follow-up to the hugely successful Fearless (\"...a treat for just about any Analog reader.\" - AnalogSF)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Resilient is one of those incredibly rare things - a sequel that actually improves on its predecessor. Stroud presents us with a complex, multifaceted science-fiction experience that offers a deeply compelling narrative, interlaced with rich and complex world-building and three-dimensional characters.\" \u003ci\u003e-- The Sci-Fi \u0026amp; Fantasy Reviewer\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAD 2118. Humanity has colonised the Moon, Mars, Ceres and Europa. The partnership of corporations and governments has energized the space programme for one hundred years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat partnership is shattered when a terrorist attack destroys the world's biggest solar array in Atacama, Chile, altering the global economic balance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn Mars, at Phobos Station, Doctor Emerson Drake arrives, responding to an emergency call to assist a shuttle of wounded miners, but when those miners turn out to be insurgents, Drake realises he is trapped and fighting to survive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn deep space, Captain Ellisa Shann has passed her limits. Now, the last survivors of the Khidr have to choose whether to try to get home on the captured ship, Gallowglass, or stay to observe the strange gravity anomaly that swallowed up the remains of their vessel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn Earth, in an undisclosed location, Natalie Holder finally has an opportunity to break free from her confinement, where she has been experimented on, multiple times. Her consciousness is transmitted to Phobos Station, just as insurgents take over the facility. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHolder and Drake form an alliance but are separated. Drake is captured and taken to the insurgent leader - Rocher - a clone of the stowaway who caused the munity on Captain Shann's Khidr. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAllen Stroud's Resilient is a masterpiece of hard sci-fi, a worthy follow up from events of his successful and highly-praised Flame Tree Press debut, Fearless. This is therefore the coveted second book in Allen Stroud's epic science fiction trilogy, The Fractal Series, which features the novels: 'Fearless', 'Resilient' and 'Vigilance'. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFLAME TREE PRESS is the imprint of long-standing independent Flame Tree Publishing, dedicated to full-length original fiction in the horror and suspense, science fiction \u0026amp; fantasy, and crime \/ mystery \/ thriller categories. The list brings together fantastic new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices. Learn more about Flame Tree Press at www.flametreepress.com and connect on social media @FlameTreePress\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAllen Stroud\u003c\/b\u003e is an acclaimed British science fiction author, academic, and creative researcher. He is best known for his highly regarded space opera \u003ci\u003eFearless\u003c\/i\u003e (Flame Tree Press 2020) and serves as Assistant Professor of Defence and Security Futures, where he leads the Creative Futures research project in collaboration with the UK's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a Ph.D. in Writing Structures and World Development Techniques in Science Fiction and Fantasy, Stroud has an extensive background in storytelling across multiple mediums, from computer and roleplaying games to novels, short stories, and screenplays. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA key figure in the Elite: Dangerous universe, Stroud co-founded Lave Radio, helped run the annual Lavecon convention, and authored the tie-in novel \u003ci\u003eElite: Lave Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e (Kickstarter-funded and published in 2014, with a second edition in 2015). He later collaborated with Spidermind Games on the \u003ci\u003eElite Dangerous\u003c\/i\u003e Roleplaying Game and contributed to Snapshot Games titles \u003ci\u003eChaos Reborn\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePhoenix Point\u003c\/i\u003e (2019). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeyond his creative work, Stroud has played a major role in the UK's speculative fiction community, serving as Chair of Fantasycon (2017, 2018, 2021) and later as Chair of the British Science Fiction Association (from 2019). He continues to publish academic papers, reviews, and fiction exploring the intersections of science fiction, fantasy, and horror.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.36 x 8.74 x 5.89 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 26, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50333583180013,"sku":"9781787587151","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/OxzqlH9XJm9781787587151.webp?v=1784990269","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-ca\/products\/resilient-hardcover","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}