{"title":"Emery Robin","description":"Emery Robin is a paralegal, recovering Californian, and sometime student of propaganda and art history living in New York City.","products":[{"product_id":"the-stars-undying-paperback","title":"The Stars Undying - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"dazzling\" tale of empire and betrayal set among the stars (#1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Casey McQuiston), this queer, spectacular space opera draws inspiration from Roman and Egyptian empires--and the lives and loves of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Princess Altagracia has lost everything. 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For the past year, his loyal captain Anita has hunted down his assassins--that is, when she can pull herself from the bed of Altagracia Caviro Patramata, queen and oracle of the client planet of Szayet. But when Anita's quest for revenge takes her across the borders of an enigmatic neighboring empire, she uncovers a dangerous secret that could upend the fragile balance of the galaxy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Meanwhile, Ceirran's heir apparent Otávio Julhan grows more and more powerful in the capital that Anita has left behind. 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