{"product_id":"the-hot-gate-paperback","title":"The Hot Gate - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Ringo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best seller in hardcover.\u003c\/b\u003e Armed forces veteran and seven-time \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author John Ringo delivers the third entry in his blockbuster Troy Rising SF series. Humanity fights back against a devastating Trojan-horse-like alien invasion of Earth and takes the fight to the stars by creating a vast battlestation as large as a planet.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe third entry in the best-selling Troy Rising saga and follow-up to blockbuster \u003ci\u003eCitadel\u003c\/i\u003e from multiple \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and military SF master, John Ringo. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the orbital gates first materialized in the outer Solar System, all seemed well, but a devastating invasion ensued. Now humans have battled back from the conquest by a tyrannical alien species to become a force to reckon with in the galaxy. On a crash-building course, humanity has created a near-impregnable battlestation of Deathstar proportions to prove it. But the enemy is remorseless and to survive humans must take the fight to the heart of their empire and prevail-a feat no previous species has ever accomplished. Instead, the bones and burnt hulks of those who have tried litter the star-ways. But these galactic imperialists have never contended with humans, a foe who is their match in sheer ferocity and desire to win. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Troy Rising series: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[I]nfused with plenty of old-fashioned two-fisted can-do attitude . . .\" -\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[I]rresistible action-sf . . .[filled with] Ringo's amazingly fertile imagination.\" -\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout John Ringo: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[O]ne of the best...practitioners. . .of military SF.\" -\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e[F]ast-paced military SF peopled with three-dimensional characters and spiced with personal drama as well as tactical finesse -\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[Ringo's work] \"attains a terrible beauty not unlike that of the Norse Eddas...\" -\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf Tom Clancy were writing SF, it would read much like John Ringo.\" -\u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Weekly Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Ringo\u003c\/b\u003e brings fighting to life. He is the creator of the Posleen Wars series, which has become a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebest-selling series with more than one million copies in print. The series contains \u003ci\u003eA Hymn Before Battle, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGust Front\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhen the Devil Dances\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHell's Faire, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEye of the Storm\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition, Ringo has penned the Council War series. Adding another dimension to his skills, Ringo created nationally best-selling techno-thriller novels about Mike Harmon (\u003ci\u003eGhost\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKildar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChoosers of the Slain\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUnto the Breach\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Deeper Blue\u003c\/i\u003e). His techno-thriller \u003ci\u003eThe Last Centurion \u003c\/i\u003ewas also a national bestseller. A more playful twist on the future is found in novels of the Looking-Glass series: \u003ci\u003eInto the Looking Glass\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVorpal Blade\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eManxome Foe, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eClaws That Catch\u003c\/i\u003e, the last three in collaboration with Travis S. Taylor. His audience was further enhanced with four collaborations with fellow \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author David Weber: \u003ci\u003eMarch Upcountry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e March to the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMarch to the Stars, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWe Few\u003c\/i\u003e. There are an additional seven collaborations from the Posleen series: \u003ci\u003eThe Hero\u003c\/i\u003e, written with Michael Z. Williamson, \u003ci\u003eWatch on the Rhine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYellow Eyes, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Tuloriad\u003c\/i\u003e, all written with Tom Kratman, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eCally's War\u003c\/i\u003e and its sequels \u003ci\u003eSister Time\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHonor of the Clan\u003c\/i\u003e, all with Julie Cochrane. His science-based zombie apocalypse Black Tide Rising series includes \u003ci\u003eUnder a Graveyard Sky, To Sail a Darkling Sea, Islands of Rage and Hope, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStrands of Sorrow. \u003c\/i\u003eA veteran of the 82nd Airborne, Ringo brings firsthand knowledge of military operations to his fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 6.7 x 4.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 24, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42169141428359,"sku":"9781451638189","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/dfea8c6dc89d657e02e24f8b16c418cd.webp?v=1733339538","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-hot-gate-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}