{"product_id":"book-liaq","title":"Pawn's Gambit","description":"\u003cb\u003eA collection of career-launching short fiction by #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author Timothy Zahn, including the Hugo Award-winning novella \u003ci\u003eCascade Point\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Timothy Zahn shows an unparalleled mastership of science fiction in the fifteen tales gathered here.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The Price of Survival\" features an alien ship that arrives in our solar system without hostile intentions but with a desperate need whose fulfillment could destroy humanity. \"The Giftie Gie Us\" tells the story of two lonely survivors who find love among the ruins of a post-apocalyptic United States. And in \"Pawn's Gambit,\" a human and his alien opponent face off over a game that will decide which one of them will return home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This collection also includes the Hugo Award-winning novella \u003ci\u003eCascade Point\u003c\/i\u003e and nine other works of science fiction, post-apocalyptic drama, and humorous fantasy previously unpublished in book form.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Timothy Zahn is the author of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eStar Wars: Heir to the Empire\u003c\/i\u003e and has won multiple awards for his work. With nonstop action, suspenseful plots, and high-tech twists, the stories in \u003ci\u003ePawn's Gambit\u003c\/i\u003e are science fiction at its best. ","brand":"Tantor","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49719718281520,"sku":"BDliaq","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49719718183216,"sku":"ZEliaq","price":55.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49719718215984,"sku":"ZMliaq","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/liaq-Square-cover.jpg?v=1780603521","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-liaq","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}