{"product_id":"scion-by-james-islington-out-1-september-2026","title":"Scion by James Islington (out 1 September 2026)","description":"\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.cs1EF720B{12pt;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-style:italic;Times New Roman;} .cs3270F94{margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt} .cs982313B{12pt;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Times New Roman;} .cs97DFFCB{12pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Times New Roman;}\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\t\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs982313B\"\u003eBook 1 in an electrifying new series by the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs1EF720B\"\u003eNYT \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs982313B\"\u003e#1 bestselling author. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs1EF720B\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScion \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs982313B\"\u003eis a gripping sci-fi thriller in which a contract killer assigned to protect a scientist from assassination finds himself in the crosshairs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy name's Azure. I kill rich idiots for a living. All completely legal, of course, even if it does still make the old-fashioned crowd a bit uncomfortable. Once the ultra-wealthy realised they had a way to live forever-limited resources be damned-there was only ever going to be one real deterrent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the end, it's like a lot of people's jobs. I have to deal with a ton of boring planning. Inconvenient hours. Some awkward face-to-face interactions. And, like most of us, I'm only clocking on to crawl out from beneath my debts. It can be dirty work sometimes, sure, but someone's got to do it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLuckily, my genetic enhancements make me really, really good at it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis next job, though... strange, that it got thrown my way. I haven't had to protect a client in years. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStill, what could go wrong?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A high-octane cyberpunk thrill ride.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs982313B\"\u003eFonda Lee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Explosive and delightfully cinematic, perfect for sci-fi fans who love a wisecracking, morally ambiguous protagonist.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs1EF720B\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs982313B\"\u003e starred \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An exhilaratingly fast pace...Fans of Islington's fantasy Hierarchy series and the Licanius Trilogy are likely to welcome his move into science fiction.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs1EF720B\"\u003eBooks + Publishing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A brilliant page turner by my new auto-buy author.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs982313B\"\u003eAdalyn Grace \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Full of fierce energy and razor-sharp writing.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs982313B\"\u003eJeremy Szal \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs982313B\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e'A propulsive, adrenaline-filled thriller that grips you from the first sentence to the last.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs982313B\"\u003eT. L. Huchu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Kangaroo Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44502708879448,"sku":"9781923670051","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/8343\/1000\/files\/9781923670051_1.jpg?v=1785913143","url":"https:\/\/redkangaroobooks.au\/products\/scion-by-james-islington-out-1-september-2026","provider":"Red Kangaroo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}