{"product_id":"thirteen-paperback","title":"Thirteen - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard K. Morgan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThirteen\u003c\/i\u003e, Richard K. Morgan radically reshapes and recharges science fiction yet again, with a new and unforgettable hero in Carl Marsalis: hybrid, hired gun, and a man without a country . . . or a planet. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Marsalis is one of a new breed. Literally. Genetically engineered by the U.S. government to embody the naked aggression and primal survival skills that centuries of civilization have erased from humankind, Thirteens were intended to be the ultimate military fighting force. The project was scuttled, however, when a fearful public branded the supersoldiers dangerous mutants, dooming the Thirteens to forced exile on Earth's distant, desolate Mars colony. But Marsalis found a way to slip back-and into a lucrative living as a bounty hunter and hit man before a police sting landed him in prison-a fate worse than Mars, and much more dangerous. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Luckily, his \"enhanced\" life also seems to be a charmed one. A new chance at freedom beckons, courtesy of the government. All Marsalis has to do is use his superior skills to bring in another fugitive. But this one is no common criminal. He's another Thirteen-one who's already shanghaied a space shuttle, butchered its crew, and left a trail of bodies in his wake on a bloody cross-country spree. And like his pursuer, he was bred to fight to the death. Still, there's no question Marsalis will take the job. Though it will draw him deep into violence, treachery, corruption, and painful confrontation with himself, anything is better than remaining a prisoner. The real question is: can he remain sane-and alive-long enough to succeed?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard K. Morgan\u003c\/b\u003e is the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cold Commands, The Steel Remains, Thirteen, Woken Furies, Market Forces, Broken Angels, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAltered Carbon, \u003c\/i\u003e a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book that also won the Philip K. Dick Award in 2003. The movie rights to \u003ci\u003eAltered Carbon\u003c\/i\u003e were optioned by Joel Silver and Warner Bros on publication, and a film version is currently in development with Mythology Entertainment. \u003ci\u003eMarket Forces\u003c\/i\u003e was also optioned to Warner Bros, before it was even published, and it won the John W. Campbell Award in 2005. \u003ci\u003eThirteen\u003c\/i\u003e won the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 2007 and is currently under movie option to Straight Up films. T\u003ci\u003ehe Steel Remains\u003c\/i\u003e won the Gaylactic Spectrum Award in 2010, and its sequel, \u003ci\u003eThe Cold Commands, \u003c\/i\u003e appeared in both \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e' and NPR's Best Science Fiction\/Fantasy Books of the Year lists. Morgan is a fluent Spanish speaker and has lived and worked in Madrid, Istanbul, Ankara, and London, as well as having traveled extensively in the Americas, Africa, and Australia. He now lives in Scotland with his wife, Virginia, and son, Daniel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.1 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 24, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47227296514297,"sku":"9780345480897","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/d2dxbmJGdWVTeU9qRmRNODczQUJadz09.webp?v=1768279335","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/thirteen-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}