{"product_id":"exin-ex-machina-asterion-noir-book-1-paperback","title":"Exin Ex Machina: Asterion Noir Book 1 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eG. S. Jennsen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen man and machine are one and the same, there are many crimes but only one sin: psyche-wipe. The secrets it has buried could lead to a civilization's salvation, or to its doom.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Asterion Dominion is at peace with its neighbors and itself. Its citizens enjoy great freedoms and all the luxuries their biosynthetic minds can imagine, design and create. But beneath the idyllic veneer, something is going wrong. \u003cem\u003ePeople\u003c\/em\u003e are going wrong, driven to commit inexplicable crimes without motive or purpose. And once imprisoned for those crimes, they simply vanish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePsyche-wiped and dumped in an alley 5 years ago, awakened into a culture where ancestral memories stretch back for millennia, Nika Tescarav's past is a blank canvas. But if whoever erased her did so in the hope of silencing her, they should have tried harder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomeone must speak for the lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomeone must uncover how and why they became lost. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomeone must \u003cem\u003efind\u003c\/em\u003e the lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNika is that someone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eASTERION NOIR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e700,000 years ago, the Asterions fled persecution for their pro-synthetic beliefs. In the safe harbor of a distant galaxy, they have evolved into a true biosynthetic race and built a thriving society upon the pillars of personal autonomy, mutual respect and boundless innovation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow that society is fracturing at the seams. Beneath lies built upon lies, the shocking truth as to why threatens the future of not merely the Asterions, but all life in the universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCyberpunk and space opera collide in a thrilling new trilogy from the author of the epic \u003cem\u003eAurora Rhapsody\u003c\/em\u003e space opera saga. Enter a world of technological wonders, exotic alien life, enthralling characters, captivating worlds--and a terrifying evil lurking in the void that will shatter it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 398\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 06, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42108756623495,"sku":"9781732397712","price":20.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/5823d4f1b0999f0359f9e94b65c2d759.webp?v=1732468242","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/exin-ex-machina-asterion-noir-book-1-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}