{"product_id":"9781668239247","title":"Scion","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHIS ITEM IS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER ONLY AND WILL BE RELEASED ON 01 SEPTEMBER 2026.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Wick meets\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein this fast-paced cyberpunk thriller by the #1\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Will of the Many\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Strength of the Few.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy job, when you think about it, isn't so different from a lot of people's.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo, 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLuckily, my genetic compatibilities make me really, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ereally\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003egood at doing it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStill. 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI'm sure it'll all go totally fine though.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Islington, James","offers":[{"title":"First Edition Hardcover","offer_id":47867651293438,"sku":"9781668239247","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0556\/1532\/4335\/files\/Scion.png?v=1773196519","url":"https:\/\/wanderingraccoonbooks.com\/products\/9781668239247","provider":"Wandering Raccoon Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}