{"product_id":"the-iron-tactician-1","title":"The Iron Tactician (1)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA brand new stand-alone deep space adventure from Alastair Reynolds  featuring the authors long-running character Merlin  who has previously appeared in Merlins Gun (1999)  Hideaway (2000) and Minlas Flowers (2007). When Merlin encounters the derelict hulk of an old swallowship drifting in the middle of nowhere  he cant resist investigating. He soon finds himself involved in a situation that proves far more complex than he ever anticipated. \"Reynolds is one of our finest SF writers  creating a universe rich with detail and thrilling in scope.\" -- Peter F. Hamilton Reynolds is a master of modern space opera -- Publishers Weekly Minlas Flowers is a touching  heartrending story  Booklist Review  While it may be difficult to write grand space opera in short story form  its not impossible  and two linked stories  Hideaway and Merlins Gun show just how well it can be done.  SFSite\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44947331285045,"sku":"ByrdShop_1910935301","price":318.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781910935309_443b8b2a-0530-4b98-bcf5-adef525eff6e.jpg?v=1770276854","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-iron-tactician-1","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}