{"product_id":"book-cbnd","title":"Dark State","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHugo Award-winning author Charlie Stross dives deep into the underbelly of paratime espionage, nuclear warfare, and state surveillance in this provocative techno-thriller audiobook set in The Merchant Princes multi-verse\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDark State \u003c\/i\u003eups the ante on the already volatile situations laid out in the sleek techno-thriller \u003ci\u003eEmpire Games, \u003c\/i\u003ethe start to Stross' new story-line and a perfect entry point for new listeners, in The Merchant Princes series\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the near-future, the collision of two nuclear superpowers across timelines, one in the midst of a technological revolution and the other a hyper-police state, is imminent. In Commissioner Miriam Burgeson's timeline, her top level agents run a high risk extraction of a major political player. Meanwhile, a sleeper cell activated in Rita's, the Commissioner's adopted daughter and newly-minted spy, timeline threatens to unravel everything.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a penchant for intricate world-building and an uncanny ability to realize alternate history and technological speculation, Stross' prose will captivate listeners who like hi-tech thrillers, inter-dimensional political intrigue, and espionage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":50147653222704,"sku":"BDcbnd","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/cbnd-cover.jpg?v=1761354791","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-cbnd","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}