{"product_id":"scion-9781668239247","title":"Scion [Islington, James]","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eJames Islington\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Wick meets \u003ci\u003eGhost in the Shell \u003c\/i\u003ein this fast-paced cyberpunk thriller by the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Will of the Many \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Strength of the Few.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMy job, when you think about it, isn't so different from a lot of people's. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The more old-fashioned crowd do still get hung up on the \"killing people\" part of it, I guess, but that's a them problem: it's been perfectly legal to take out lifers for ages. Besides, once ultrawealthy morons realised they had a way to live forever--limited resources be damned--there was only ever going to be one genuinely practical deterrent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e So, sure, I have to deal with a ton of boring planning. Inconvenient hours. Some pretty awkward face-to-face interactions. And like most of us, I'm really only clocking in to try to crawl out from beneath my debts. But someone's got to do it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Luckily, my genetic compatibilities make me really, \u003ci\u003ereally \u003c\/i\u003egood at doing it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Still. This next job...I don't know. It's something I haven't had to deal with in years. Kind of the opposite of my regular duties. Strange, that it got thrown my way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e I'm sure it'll all go totally fine though.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.06oz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668239247\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2026 pg. 43\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Islington is the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Will of the Many\u003c\/i\u003e (the first novel in the Hierarchy series), as well as the Licanius Trilogy (beginning with \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow of What Was Lost\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eHe has sold more than two million books, and his work has been translated into seventeen different languages. He lives on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, Australia, with his wife and two children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45533346267312,"sku":"9781668239247b","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pandemoniumbooks.com\/products\/scion-9781668239247","provider":"Pandemonium Books and Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}