{"product_id":"machine-awakes-paperback","title":"Machine Awakes - Paperback","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\u003eAdam Christopher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Christopher's \u003ci\u003eThe Machine Awakes \u003c\/i\u003eis a far future space opera set in the Spider War universe of \u003ci\u003eBurning Dark.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the decades since the human race first made contact with the Spiders--a machine race capable of tearing planets apart--the two groups have fought over interstellar territory. But the war has not been going well for humankind, and with the failure of the Fleet Admiral's secret plan in the Shadow system, the commander is overthrown by a group of hardliners determined to get the war back on track. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the deposed Fleet Admiral is assassinated, Special Agent Von Kodiak suspects the new guard is eliminating the old. But when the Admiral's replacement is likewise murdered, all bets are off as Kodiak discovers the prime suspect is one of the Fleet's own, a psi-marine and decorated hero--a hero killed in action, months ago, at the same time his twin sister vanished from the Fleet Academy, where she was training to join her brother on the front. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Kodiak investigates, he uncovers a conspiracy that stretches from the slums of Salt City to the floating gas mines of Jupiter. There, deep in the roiling clouds of the planet, the Jovian Mining Corporation is hiding something, a secret that will tear the Fleet apart and that the Morning Star, a group of militarized pilgrims searching for their lost god, is determined to uncover. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut there is something else hiding in Jovian system. Something insidious and intelligent, machine-like and hungry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Spiders are near.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdam Christopher is the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eStar Wars: Master of Evil, Star Wars: Shadow of the Sith\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStranger Things: Darkness on the Edge of Town\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also written official tie-in novels for the hit CBS television show \u003ci\u003eElementary and\u003c\/i\u003e the award-winning \u003ci\u003eDishonored\u003c\/i\u003e video game franchise. Co-creator of the twenty-first-century incarnation of Archie Comics superhero The Shield, Adam has also written for the universes of \u003ci\u003eDoctor Who \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWorld of Warcraft\u003c\/i\u003e, and is a contributor to the internationally bestselling \u003ci\u003eStar Wars: From a Certain Point of View\u003c\/i\u003e anniversary anthology series and the all-ages \u003ci\u003eStar Wars Adventures\u003c\/i\u003e comic. Adam's original novels include \u003ci\u003eCrawlspace\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMade to Kill\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The Burning Dark\u003c\/i\u003e, among many others, and his debut novel \u003ci\u003eEmpire State\u003c\/i\u003e was both a \u003ci\u003eSciFi Now\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times \u003c\/i\u003ebook of the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50328243339501,"sku":"9780765376411","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/uUaOwFDrLN9780765376411.webp?v=1784889900","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/machine-awakes-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}