{"product_id":"the-empire-at-war-british-military-science-fiction-hardcover","title":"The Empire at War: British Military Science Fiction - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher G. Nuttall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAndy Bigwood\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eP. P. Corcoran\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDive into the hottest new movement in British science fiction with this anthology featuring some of its biggest stars.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis bundle contains four science fiction novels from bestselling British authors, three exclusive short stories, one of which is lavishly illustrated by award-winning artist Andy Bigwood, and two essays.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFind out more at www.empireatwar.co.uk\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHE NOVELS-\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTheir Darkest Hour\u003c\/em\u003e by Christopher G. Nuttall.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAliens take control of Britain's cities and force the remainder of the British military to go on the run. With the government destroyed, the population must choose between fighting and collaborating with the alien overlords.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDiscovery of the Saiph\u003c\/em\u003e by P.P. Corcoran.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eMarco Polo\u003c\/em\u003e leads mankind to Proxima Centauri outside Earth's Solar System where the ship's scientists detect power readings they are artificial, alien and emanate from Planet III... a wasteland that suffered a devastating nuclear bombardment many thousands of years before. Archaeologists discover an alien library deep underground and are astonished to unlock its secrets with human DNA.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eC.R.O.W.\u003c\/em\u003e by Phillip Richards.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAndy Moralee knew that life with his new company of Dropship Infantry would be hard, but nothing could prepare him for life in one of the toughest units in the Union army. New arrivals, nicknamed 'Crow' by their platoons, are the lowest form of life in his Company, and he finds himself at the mercy of unforgiving commanders and bullies, all the time knowing that the real enemy are waiting for him at the end of his journey through the void. The enemy know that the Union are coming, they have dug in and fortified, and they are ready\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMarine Cadet\u003c\/em\u003e by Tim C. Taylor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2565 A.D. When seventeen-year old Marine Cadet, Arun McEwan, forges an unlikely friendship with an alien scribe, he crashes into a world of treachery and conspiracy. How can he possibly survive three more years until graduation when every day brings a new deadly threat?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut survive he must because his new alien allies show him glimpses of his destiny -- a vision of a better future that only he can forge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA dream called the Human Legion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHE EXCLUSIVE SHORT STORIES-\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHaven One-Eight\u003c\/em\u003e by P.P. Corcoran.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA relentless foe seeks to murder the Faithful in their haven, but who are these unstoppable servants of Satan? The answer will shock you.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe President's Son\u003c\/em\u003e by Tim C. Taylor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe characters in the Human Legion series have been isolated from the rest of humanity for centuries, but their distant ancestors were taken as children from Earth. 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