{"product_id":"to-challenge-heaven-paperback","title":"To Challenge Heaven - 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\u003eDavid Weber\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChris Kennedy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe third entry into the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling series, \u003ci\u003eTo Challenge Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e brings another thrilling adventure from the masters of military science fiction, David Weber and Chris Kennedy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn a universe teeming with predators, humanity needs friends. And fast.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe've come a long way in the forty years since the Shongairi attacked Earth, killed half its people, and then were driven away by an alliance of humans with the \u003ci\u003eother\u003c\/i\u003e sentient bipeds who inhabit our planet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe took the technology they left behind, and rapidly built ourselves into a starfaring civilization. Because we haven't got a moment to lose. Because it's clear that there are even more powerful, more hostile aliens out there, and Earth needs allies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut it also transpires that the Shongairi expedition that nearly destroyed our home planet ... \u003ci\u003ewasn't\u003c\/i\u003e an official one. That, indeed, its commander may have been acting as an unwitting cats-paw for the Founders, the ancient alliance of very old, very evil aliens who run the Hegemony that dominates our galaxy, and who hold the Shongairi, as they hold most non-Founder species, in not-so-benign contempt. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIndeed, it may turn out to be possible to turn the Shongairi into \u003ci\u003eour\u003c\/i\u003e allies against the Hegemony. There's just the small matter of the Shongairi honor code, which makes \u003ci\u003ebushido\u003c\/i\u003e look like a child's game. We might be able to make them our friends -- \u003ci\u003eif \u003c\/i\u003ewe can crush their planetary defenses in the greatest battle we, or they, have ever seen...\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDAVID WEBER is the most popular living author of military science fiction. Aside from the Safehold series beginning with \u003ci\u003eOff Armageddon Reef\u003c\/i\u003e, he is also known for the\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling Honor Harrington series, which includes \u003ci\u003eUncompromising Honor\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in South Carolina. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHRIS KENNEDY is a former school principal and naval aviator. His self-published novels include the Occupied Seattle military fiction duology, the Theogony and Codex Regius science fiction trilogies, and the War for Dominance fantasy trilogy.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47262556881145,"sku":"9781250907417","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/0oUEXkxIOp9781250907417.webp?v=1768808383","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/to-challenge-heaven-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}