{"title":"Bethany Jacobs","description":"Bethany Jacobs is a former college instructor of writing and science fiction, who made the leap to education technology and now teaches tech heads how to write. She lives in Buffalo, New York with her wife and her dog and her books. These Burning Stars was her debut novel.","products":[{"product_id":"this-brutal-moon-paperback","title":"This Brutal Moon - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBethany Jacobs returns with the thrilling conclusion to The Kindom Trilogy that began with the Philip K. Dick Award-winning \u003ci\u003eThese Burning Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, the debut epic space opera trilogy about revenge, power, and the price of legacy. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Violence has erupted across the Treble. The colony that Jun Ironway and Masar Hawks have fought to protect is now woefully compromised, and its people, unwilling to submit to tyranny once more, face a brutal fight for their lives and freedom. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the midst of upheaval and rebellion, new enemies arise at every corner, including a familiar player who won't let power slip through his fingers again. Not when he has every Kindom Hand under his heel. And whether he will be as bloody-minded as his predecessors remains to be seen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the quiet ones launch their attack and all hope seems lost, Cleric Chono looks to unlikely allies to fight a final battle for peace. But one crucial question remains: \u003ci\u003ewhere is Six? \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for The Kindom Trilogy: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \u003cb\u003e\"An exciting start from a fresh talent, offering emotional and political complexity plus plenty of interplanetary action.\" - \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e (Starred Review) on These Burning Stars\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \u003cb\u003e\"Plotted like a chess match, confident and surprising as Jacobs moves each piece thoughtfully across her board ... If Jacobs' second entry is anything like the first, we'll have so much more to discover across her universe in the years to come.\" - \u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e (Starred Review) on \u003ci\u003eThese Burning Stars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"There's no shortage of twists, betrayals, and unexpected alliances in this intricate story of revenge and survival. 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A carefully hidden secret that could collapse worlds, hunted by three women with secrets of their own. All the while, someone hunts them in return. This is an explosive space opera debut from one of the most powerful new voices in science fiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On a dusty backwater planet, occasional thief Jun Ironway has gotten her hands on the score of a lifetime: a secret that could raze the Kindom, the ruling power of the galaxy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A star system away, preternaturally stoic Chono and brilliant hothead Esek-- the two most brutal clerics of the Kindom--are tasked with hunting Jun down. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And tracking all three across the stars is a ghost from their shared past known only as Six. But what Six wants is anyone's guess. It's a game of manipulation and betrayal that could destroy them all. 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