{"product_id":"the-risen-empire-succession-9780765344670","title":"The Risen Empire (Succession)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of Fine Prey  Polymorph  and Evolutions Darling (Philip K. Dick Award special citation and a New York Times Notable Book) comes a sweeping epic  The Risen Empire  Scott Westerfelds dazzling hardcover debut.  The undead Emperor ruled his mighty interstellar empire of eighty human worlds for sixteen hundred years. Because he can grant a form of eternal life  creating an elite known as the Risen  his power has been absolute. He and his sister  the Child Empress  who is eternally a little girl  are worshipped as living gods. No one could touch them.  Not until the Rix  machine-augmented humans who worship very different gods: AI compound minds of planetary extent. The Rix are cool  relentless fanatics  and their only goal is to propagate such AIs throughout the galaxy. They seek to end  by any means necessary  the Emperors prolonged tyranny of one  and supplant it with an eternal cybernetic dynasty of their own. They begin by taking the Child Empress hostage. Captain Laurent Zai of the Imperial Frigate Lynx is tasked with her rescue.  Separated by light years  bound by an unlikely love  Zai and pacifist Senator Nara Oxham must each  in their own way  face the challenge of the Rix  as they hold the fate of the empire in their hands. The Risen Empire is the first great space opera of the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45650448482357,"sku":"ByrdShop_076534467X","price":66.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780765344670.jpg?v=1781796652","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-risen-empire-succession-9780765344670","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}