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Brooding, philosophical, and unsettling, the series delivers a haunting, character-driven descent into power, consequence, and becoming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"832\" data-start=\"113\"\u003e*\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"149\" data-start=\"113\"\u003eDarkly Lem\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003ei\u003c\/span\u003es a cohort of five authors in an impeccably tailored trench coat, namely Josh Eure, Craig Lincoln, Ben Murphy, \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Cadwell Turnbull\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blackstonepublishing.com\/collections\/cadwell-turnbull\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCadwell Turnbull\u003c\/a\u003e, and M. 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As intelligence officer Malculm Kilkaneade receives the blame within Burel Hird, Roamers of Tala Beinir and Shara find themselves inadvertently swept up in an assassination plot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, factions within Burel Hird are vying for greater control over their society in a war of cutthroat machinations-at a heavy price. Elsewhere, two members of rival societies lay their own plans for insurrection-with ramifications that will ripple across the Many Worlds ...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45178656424074,"sku":"HCg1b5","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46490977403018,"sku":"PBg1b5","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":45178656227466,"sku":"DTg1b5","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":45178656325770,"sku":"ETg1b5","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD [ZE]","offer_id":45178656456842,"sku":"ZEg1b5","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD [ZM]","offer_id":45178656489610,"sku":"ZMg1b5","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/1069\/4538\/files\/g1b5-Rectangle-cover.jpg?v=1776887062"},{"product_id":"book-g1b6","title":"Transmentation | Transgression","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom bestselling authors Darkly Lem comes the next explosive installment in their gripping, genre-defying Formation Saga.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA shocking death. A dangerous alliance. The worlds' order on the verge of collapse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a fall from grace, intelligence officer Malculm Bysotič avoids further punishment when he is assigned to a bold and controversial new initiative: the forced eviction of all foreign travelers from the localities of Burel Hird. Hailed as a stabilizing effort, the program instead demands ever more frequent acts of bureaucratic cruelty. As the margins between just and unjust action continue to blur, Malculm is forced to question the motives and goals of the society he serves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt home, newly acceded councilor Priema Dhalgrim is executing her vision of prosperity through control, using whatever means necessary to expand Burel Hird's territory across the Many Worlds. But the foreign travelers won't leave quietly. Meanwhile, Of Tala mercenaries Beinir and Shara find themselves contracted to opposite sides of the conflict between societies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs overreach ignites conflict, and tensions within Burel Hird blaze, Withered Stem agent Paër and his team of operatives must decide if they should compromise the ethics of their society in order to save it. 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One world fights desperately for its freedom. And all the Many Worlds are caught between.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Council that rules Burel Hird begins a bold new plan: send armies to occupy unaffiliated worlds, evict foreign travelers from other advanced societies, and enslave those left behind. It's all \"for their own good.\" Trystèsté is one of the only officials who openly opposes these barbaric actions, even as it puts her own position at risk. Meanwhile, Malculm Bysotič, a former intelligence officer, searches for a way to undo the harm he's unintentionally set in motion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the other side, Paër and his small team of operatives jump from world to world to world, rescuing Withered Stem travelers and their families from Burel Hird's cruelties. Frustration grows, however, as they come to realize they're doing too little, too late. 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