{"product_id":"the-vanished-seas-3-major-bhaajan","title":"The Vanished Seas (3) (Major Bhaajan)","description":"\u003cp\u003eMAJOR BHAAJAN RETURNS. Book three in the Skolian Empire Major Bhaajan series by Catherine Asaro.  SURVIVE THE CITY OF CRIES  Bhaajan grew up in the Undercity  a community hidden in the ruins buried beneath the glittering City of Cries. Caught between the astonishing beauty and crushing poverty of that life  and full of wanderlust  she enlisted in the military. Now retired  Major Bhaajan is a private investigator who solves cases for the House of Majda  a royal family centered in Cries. The powerful elite of the City of Cries are disappearing  and only Bhaajan  who grew up in the Undercity  can find themif she isnt murdered first.  About The Vanished Seas: Catherine Asaro continues exploring the underbelly of her baroque  decadent Skolian Empire with this latest adventure of Major Bhaajan  private eye to the highest nobility. . . . Its a story full of intrigue  mystery  and action. Along with Asaros trademark deeply human characters and intricate politics comes a noir-flavored plot that drips with menace and secrets. Major Bhaajan is a compelling character  smart and sympathetic  and both the squalid Undercity and the decadent City of Cries are engrossing. Those who are familiar with the Skolian Empire will find much to like here. For those who arent  the Major Bhaajan books make a fine jumping-on point to this vast and convoluted universe.Analog  About the Major Bhaajan series: . . . riveting. . . . The world is rich and vivid  with two distinct cultures in the Undercity and the aboveground City of Cries. This exciting novel stands alone for anyone who enjoys science fiction adventure.Publishers Weekly (starred review)  \"Asaro plants herself firmly into that grand SF tradition of future history franchises favored by luminaries like Heinlein  Asimov  Herbert  Anderson  Dickson  Niven  Cherryh  and Baxter . . . They dont write em like that anymore! Except Asaro does  with . . . up-to-the-minute savvy!\"Locus  \"Baahjan  who starts out keeping an emotional distance from the people in the Undercity soon grows to think of them as her community once more. Asaro . . . returns to the Skolian empires early history to tell Bhaajans story.\"Booklist  \"Asaro delivers a tale rich with the embedded history of her world and bright with technical marvels. Her characters are engaging and intriguing and there is even a bit of romance. What really touched my heart was Bhaajs interaction with the children of the aqueducts. I spent the last fifty pages of the book sniffling into a tissue.\"SFcrowsnest  \"Im hooked  both on her writing and her Skolian universe. This book had everything I wanted: strong characters  a new and unique world  and a plot that isnt as simple as it first appears.\"TerryTalk  About the Skolian Saga: Entertaining mix of hard SF and romance.Publishers Weekly  Asaros Skolian saga is now nearly as long and in many ways as compelling as Dune  if not more so  featuring a multitude of stronger female characters.Booklist  Rapid pacing and gripping suspense.Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44966113869877,"sku":"ByrdShop_1982124717","price":90.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781982124717.jpg?v=1770554312","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-vanished-seas-3-major-bhaajan","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}