{"product_id":"a-star-in-shadow-paperback-signed","title":"A Star in Shadow","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"354\" data-start=\"93\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(45, 141, 249);\"\u003eSigned Editions are premium items and are not stocked as regular inventory. Availability depends on signed stock from the author, so these editions are not backordered. If an item is out of stock, use the Notify Me option to receive restock updates.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"546\" data-start=\"356\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(45, 141, 249);\"\u003eWe strictly limit 1 signed copy per household to help ensure fair access for readers. If you are purchasing an additional copy as a gift, contact us for approval before ordering. Orders that exceed this limit may be adjusted or canceled.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Star in Shadow\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel set in the dark sci-fi and cyberpunk ChromaSpyke universe by Alexander Mharcei. It's book two in \u003cem\u003eThe Broken Star Sequence\u003c\/em\u003e series.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Broken Star sequence continues. \u003cbr\u003eThis time, the system is hunting its own.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAtria is an Arbiter, a corporate-sponsored enforcer tasked with hunting insurgents in the ruins of Albuquerque. She is elite, disciplined, and trusted. When an operation collapses, leaving her without a team and without answers, the failure follows her back up the chain of command.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reprimand is swift and absolute. Her sponsors waver. Her authority is in question. Two soldiers are assigned to keep her in place, not to assist her. The message is clear: failure will not be tolerated, and protection within the system is conditional.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRefusing to be grounded, Atria disobeys orders and returns planetside, following the last trace of a target she was never meant to lose. The trail leads through abandoned black sites, compromised surveillance operations, and into Tsuyomei, a city untouched by bombardment and ruled by corporate syndicates that know exactly who she is and why she does not belong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs Atria pushes deeper, she begins to understand the truth behind her failure. Arbiters are not just enforcers. They are assets. Test subjects. Their memories are recorded, copied, and redeployed. Identity is preserved only as long as it remains useful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Star in Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e is a cold, brutal cyberpunk thriller about institutional betrayal, memory as property, and survival through disobedience. Where \u003ci\u003eA Star Too Far\u003c\/i\u003e explored resistance from the streets, this sequel reveals what happens when a system turns inward and consumes its own.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alexander Mharcei","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":51604422131844,"sku":"ARK-CSBSS-SP-002-EN","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/6865\/2420\/files\/A_Star_In_Shadow_-_Paperback_SIGNED.jpg?v=1773043022","url":"https:\/\/arkhelian.myshopify.com\/products\/a-star-in-shadow-paperback-signed","provider":"Arkhelian","version":"1.0","type":"link"}