{"product_id":"councilor-by-l-e-modesitt-jr-9781250891204","title":"Councilor","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContinued poor harvests and steam-powered industrialisation displace and impoverish thousands. Protests grow and gather followers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAgainst this rising tide of social unrest, Steffan Dekkard, newly appointed to the Council of Sixty-Six, is the first Councilor who is an Isolate, a man invulnerable to the emotional manipulations and emotional surveillance of empaths.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis makes him dangerous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs unknown entities seek to assassinate him, Dekkard struggles to master political intrigue and infighting, while introducing radical reforms that threaten entrenched political and corporate interests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt's all about to blow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCouncilor\u003c\/em\u003e by L. E. Modesitt, Jr. offers a gripping tale of innovation and treachery, set against a backdrop of social upheaval.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46418350768364,"sku":"9781250891204","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781250891204.jpg?v=1746479188","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/councilor-by-l-e-modesitt-jr-9781250891204","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}