{"product_id":"the-infinite-state-book-one-of-the-decurion-saga-decurion-saga-1","title":"The Infinite State: Book One of the Decurion Saga (Decurion Saga #1)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRICHARD SWAN is a critically acclaimed British genre writer. He is the author of the \n\u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling Empire of the Wolf and Great Silence trilogies, as well as the Decurion Saga, and fiction for Black Library and Grimdark Magazine. His work has been translated into many languages. Swan is a qualified lawyer, and before writing fulltime spent ten years litigating multimillion-pound commercial disputes in London. He currently lives in Sydney with his wife and three young sons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Prescient, dark, and ultimately hopeful, \u003ci\u003eThe Infinite State\u003c\/i\u003e mauled my heart and kept me reading well into the winnowing hours of the night.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Pierce Brown, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRed Rising\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eS\u003c\/i\u003ecience fiction at its finest, doing what sci-fi does best: showing us how to build a better future. This book is a reflection of our times, and for our times.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e --Sunyi Dean, bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Book Eaters \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003eThe Girl with a Thousand Faces\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A menacing experience in a despicable galactic empire. I had a great time.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e--Fonda Lee, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Last Contract of Isako\u003c\/i\u003e and the Green Bone Saga \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"If you're looking for smart, sophisticated science fiction to fill the Iain Banks-shaped hole in your soul, this is it.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e--Nicholas Eames, award-winning author of \n\u003ci\u003eKings of the Wyld\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"A thrilling vision of resistance to dystopian fascism in the intergalactic future, with an exactly perfect portion of sentient murder gorillas.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e--J. T. Greathouse, author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Tower of the Tyrant \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Absorbing and thought-provoking. Quintessential Richard Swan.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e―Scott Drakeford, author of the Age of Ire series \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Excellent.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e --Peter F. Hamilton, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eExodus \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A compelling and original science fiction novel that shines a light into the darkness of space and the human spirit.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e--David Goodman, award-winning author of \n\u003ci\u003eA Reluctant Spy\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Riveting and utterly addictive. Sci-fi that demands and commands your attention from grim start to epic finish.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e -- \n\u003ci\u003eFanFiAddict \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Part scathing critique of fascism, part political science experiment, this page-turner is packed full of satisfying intrigue and game-changing reveals.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A promising beginning to a saga of escaping the oppressive clutches of an imperial state.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e -- \n\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This novel's attempt to construct a plausible defeat of a Big Brother-analog government is both interesting and hopeful.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this blistering science fiction epic, international bestselling author Richard Swan presents a thrilling tale of survival and an eviscerating examination of totalitarianism. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE INFINITE STATE\u003c\/i\u003e begins at a flashpoint in the lives of a widowed party member, a disgraced investigator, and a hypersled pilot--entangled in a plot to escape the suffocating authority of a fascist state.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWHO GIVES YOU LIFE? \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePATER AETERNUS.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKatherine Fuller's husband is dead. As an esteemed member of Pater Aeternus--governing party of the fascist, galaxy-spanning Decurion Empire--he has left behind an estate of immeasurable wealth. And Katherine is going to inherit it. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWHO GIVES YOU PURPOSE? \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePATER AETERNUS.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLife under the Eternal Father is rigidly stratified, surveilled, and controlled--each new day to be endured, not lived. But with Katherine's newfound fortune, she is presented with a rare and dangerous opportunity: purchase a virgin world, and create a better, fairer society. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWHO GIVES YOU JOY? \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePATER AETERNUS.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the Empire cannot allow its wayward daughter to succeed. And as Katherine works in secret, recruiting allies she's not even sure she can trust, she will discover exactly how far Pater Aeternus is willing to go to stop her. Because Katherine is going to create something nobody has seen for many years. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA democracy. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781250386229, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781250386229, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/15\/2026 (EAN 9781250386229, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eSwan, Richard\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRICHARD SWAN is a critically acclaimed British genre writer. 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