The Merchant Princes
Book 4: The Merchants' War (Hardcover)

Readers should prepare themselves for a breakneck journey in the fourth Merchant Princes volume of the series. The clan, a Machiavellian trading dynasty whose members can cross among parallel universes, are losing control of their own affairs, embroiled in a shooting war with local royalty on the Gruinmarkt world and racing modern American black-ops agencies to unravel the secrets behind their world-walking ability. The latter subplot adds science-fictional flavour to a series already rich with economic and political themes and dense action scenes.