Dark State: Empire Games Book Two

In "Dark State," the second installment of the Empire Games series by Charles Stross, two nuclear superpowers from different timelines are on the brink of catastrophic conflict. As internal strife threatens to tear apart Miriam Burgeson's America, a critical agent may hold the key to averting civil war. Meanwhile, Rita Douglas, a rival spy, discovers a life-altering secret about her origins that complicates the already tense situation. With the discovery of another timeline and a dormant advanced civilization, the stakes escalate as both sides race to prevent the awakening of a long-buried threat.