Things are going badly for the Clan in this new SF novel of the Merchant Princes, the immensely popular series by Charles Stross. Locked in a vicious civil war for control over the kingdom of Niejwein, their army is bottled up inside a fortress unders siege in two parallel universes at once. Duke Angbard, the Clan's leader, has been laid low by a stroke: plotters are already conspiring in readiness for the deadly dance to come. Miriam, rescued from a tight spot in New Britain, finds the hopes of the young, progressive faction focused on her. But do they want her as a leader or a figurehead? She soon finds herself thrown into a desperate struggle for power. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to the Clan, researchers working for the US government have achieved a technological breakthrough. The War on Terror is about to go transdimensional.

Things are going badly for the Clan in this new SF novel of the Merchant Princes, the immensely popular series by Charles Stross. Locked in a vicious civil war for control over the kingdom of Niejwein, their army is bottled up inside a fortress unders siege in two parallel universes at once. Duke Angbard, the Clan's leader, has been laid low by a stroke: plotters are already conspiring in readiness for the deadly dance to come. Miriam, rescued from a tight spot in New Britain, finds the hopes of the young, progressive faction focused on her. But do they want her as a leader or a figurehead? She soon finds herself thrown into a desperate struggle for power. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to the Clan, researchers working for the US government have achieved a technological breakthrough. The War on Terror is about to go transdimensional.

By:   Charles Stross
Imprint:   St Martins/Tor
Country of Publication:   United States
Volume:   Bk. 5
Dimensions:   Height: 171mm,  Width: 107mm,  Spine: 22mm
Weight:   159g
ISBN:  

9780765355904

ISBN 10:   0765355906
Series:   Merchant Princes #05
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   February 2010
Audience:   General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock at Galaxy Bookshop
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<p>Praise for the novels of The Merchant Princes <br> [These books] are, first and foremost, great fun. Charles Stross's Merchant Princes novels are economic science fiction worth reading. <br>--Paul Krugman, Winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics and author of The Great Unraveling <br> Politics, intrigue, and striking plot twists make this story a compelling read. The fast-paced and complex interpersonal and political maneuvering will leave readers hard-pressed to put this book down before finding out how it ends. <br> --RT BOOKreviews on The Revolution Business <br> For sheer inventiveness and energy, this cliffhanger-riddled serial remains difficult to top. <br> --Publishers Weekly on The Merchants' War <br> Stross has taken the broad idea with which he began the series...and expended it logically in several initially unexpected directions. The action continues to be compelling, with the author throwing in new surprises every time the reader thinks the story'sR

<p>Praise for The Merchants' War : <br> Charles Stross's Merchant Princes novels are economic science fiction worth reading. <br>--Paul Krugman, New York Times bestselling author of The Great Unraveling <br> The world-building in this series is simply superb, in other words--it is engaging, crystal-clear and disturbingly real.... The Merchants' War is fast-paced and engrossing and will leave readers ravenous for the next installment. <br>--SciFi.com <br> For sheer inventiveness and energy, this cliffhanger-riddled serial remains difficult to top. <br> --Publishers Weekly <br> A fantastically thrilling series. <br> --Booklist <br>

<p>Praise for the novels of The Merchant Princes <br>&#8220;[These books] are, first and foremost, great fun. Charles Stross&#8217;s Merchant Princes novels are economic science fiction worth reading. <br>--Paul Krugman, Winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics and author of The Great Unraveling <br> &#8220;Politics, intrigue, and striking plot twists make this story a compelling read.&nbsp; The fast-paced and complex interpersonal and political maneuvering will leave readers hard-pressed to put this book down before finding out how it ends.&#8221;<br> --RT BOOKreviews on The Revolution Business <br> &#8220;For sheer inventiveness and energy, this cliffhanger-riddled serial remains difficult to top.&#8221;<br> &#8212;Publishers Weekly on The Merchants&#8217; War <br> &#8220;Stross has taken the broad idea with which he began the series&#8230;and expended it logically in several initially unexpected directions.&nbsp; The action continues to be compelling, with the author throwing i

<p>Praise for the novels of The Merchant Princes <br> [These books] are, first and foremost, great fun. Charles Stross's Merchant Princes novels are economic science fiction worth reading. <br>--Paul Krugman, Winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics and author of The Great Unraveling <br> Politics, intrigue, and striking plot twists make this story a compelling read. The fast-paced and complex interpersonal and political maneuvering will leave readers hard-pressed to put this book down before finding out how it ends. <br> --RT BOOKreviews on The Revolution Business <br> For sheer inventiveness and energy, this cliffhanger-riddled serial remains difficult to top. <br> --Publishers Weekly on The Merchants' War <br> Stross has taken the broad idea with which he began the series...and expended it logically in several initially unexpected directions. The action continues to be compelling, with the author throwing in new surprises every time the reader thinks the story'sh