{"product_id":"take-the-shilling","title":"Take the Shilling - The Confederated Worlds, Book 1","description":"\"\u003cp\u003e\"Military science fiction [concentrating] on the psychology and politics of societies in conflict.\" —\u003cem\u003eAnalog\u003c\/em\u003e, on the Confederated Worlds series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Confederated Worlds implanted in his brain the skills to make him a soldier.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe had to learn for himself how to survive interstellar war.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTomas Neumann seeks escape from his backwater planet and overbearing mother, and a mentor to replace his long-dead father.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Taking the shilling”—enlisting in the Confederated Worlds military—promises both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the soldier’s skills implanted in his brain can’t prepare him for combat against fellow humans. Especially ones supposed to welcome him and his fellow soldiers as liberators. The war on New Liberty threatens to destroy him. Not just in body. Also in spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrieving for lost comrades, demoralized by harrowing combat, Tomas must learn what he needs to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause soon, with the fates of thousands of his fellow soldiers in the balance, he will face his war’s ultimate challenge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTake the Shilling\u003c\/em\u003e is the first book in \u003cem\u003eThe Confederated Worlds\u003c\/em\u003e series.\u003c\/p\u003e\"","brand":"CV-2 Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48316658352432,"sku":"9780615979465","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0262\/2357\/5085\/files\/9780615979465.jpg?v=1728565644","url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/take-the-shilling","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}