{"product_id":"chasing-the-phoenix-paperback","title":"Chasing the Phoenix - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Swanwick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChasing the Phoenix\u003c\/i\u003e: a science fiction masterpiece from a five-time Hugo Award winner Michael Swanwick! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the distant future, Surplus arrives in China dressed as a Mongolian shaman, leading a yak which carries the corpse of his friend, Darger. The old high-tech world has long since collapsed, and the artificial intelligences that ran it are outlawed and destroyed. Or so it seems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDarger and Surplus, a human and a genetically engineered dog with human intelligence who walks upright, are a pair of con men and the heroes of a series of prior Swanwick stories. They travel to what was once China and invent a scam to become rich and powerful. Pretending to have limited super-powers, they aid an ambitious local warlord who dreams of conquest and once again reuniting China under one ruler. And, against all odds, it begins to work, but it seems as if there are other forces at work behind the scenes. \u003ci\u003eChasing the Phoenix \u003c\/i\u003eis a sharp, slick, witty science fiction adventure that is hugely entertaining from Michael Swanwick, one of the best SF writers alive.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Swanwick is the winner of five Hugo Awards for his short fiction. His several novels include the Nebula-winning \u003ci\u003eStations of the Tide\u003c\/i\u003e, the time-travel novel \u003ci\u003eBones of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, and the industrial fantasy novels \u003ci\u003eThe Iron Dragon's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Dragons of Babel\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Philadelphia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 30, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694006079551,"sku":"9780765380913","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f62c8bf48ea9e6df092cf0350de3cb50.webp?v=1765000698","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/chasing-the-phoenix-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}