--- product_id: 14034218 title: "The Bloodline Feud: A Merchant Princes Omnibus: The Family Trade & The Hidden Family" price: "VT6761" currency: VUV in_stock: false reviews_count: 7 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/14034218-the-bloodline-feud-a-merchant-princes-omnibus-the-family-trade store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # The Bloodline Feud: A Merchant Princes Omnibus: The Family Trade & The Hidden Family **Price:** VT6761 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Bloodline Feud: A Merchant Princes Omnibus: The Family Trade & The Hidden Family - **How much does it cost?** VT6761 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/14034218-the-bloodline-feud-a-merchant-princes-omnibus-the-family-trade) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Bloodline Feud: A Merchant Princes Omnibus: The Family Trade & The Hidden Family [Stross, Charles] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Bloodline Feud: A Merchant Princes Omnibus: The Family Trade & The Hidden Family Review: Wonderful, thrilling, engaging, clever - I've been reading Stross stories, novels, and website for some years now, and so when he announced that the Merchant Princes were being remade and re-released in the colonies, I jumped to get them and tore through the Kindle books quickly. Of the whole series I can say: I really like and am worried for the main characters, and am not entirely pleased with the direction of the plot. In this first book (or first and second if you like) we are introduced to the world and to Miriam. And then quite quickly the reader and Miriam both find out there is more to the world than we thought. And then it happens again to the great discomfort of Miriam and her office furniture. And slowly but relentlessly some of the true nature of things and the conflicts between hidden powers is revealed and Miriam is quite stuck in the middle of all of it. I quite like Miriam and some of other characters. I enjoyed how Stross teases together a complex and treacherous plot across many settings and locales and how this volume is plotted. I like the settings and how they are contrasted. I even enjoy the perhaps overbearing contrasts between the modern and historical worlds and the technological developments. Why, I even appreciate the economics lessons :) I recommend this first volume of the redone Merchant Princes to everyone. After you read it we can argue about whether you'll like the rest of the series. And if this is your first Stross there are some wonderful surprises awaiting you in the book and his others. Review: Multiverse Girl Power Bends Space and Time - Stress turned the parallel universe trope into an economics lesson which was fun to read and surprising no one did before. Making the central characters female provided Stross ample room to critique gender politics and economics adding additional interest. His interest in playing with his worlds and weaving these lessons is not matched in his character development, however. Many relatively central characters are two dimensional foils, often rendered without consistent aspects. But high literature wasn't Astros' aim. As a quick read entertainment The Bloodline Feud is pretty good. Sets up for sequels, revenue streams for the author and publisher, but that's a function of the times, I guess, part of our increasingly crass commercial culture. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,575,449 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #2,415 in Galactic Empire Science Fiction #7,141 in Contemporary Fantasy (Books) #15,656 in Action & Adventure Fantasy (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (525) | | Dimensions | 5.5 x 1.28 x 8.5 inches | | ISBN-10 | 0765378663 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0765378668 | | Item Weight | 15.2 ounces | | Language | English | | Print length | 576 pages | | Publication date | September 9, 2014 | | Publisher | Tor Books | ## Images ![The Bloodline Feud: A Merchant Princes Omnibus: The Family Trade & The Hidden Family - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61ljgnFw7eL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wonderful, thrilling, engaging, clever *by A***T on March 3, 2014* I've been reading Stross stories, novels, and website for some years now, and so when he announced that the Merchant Princes were being remade and re-released in the colonies, I jumped to get them and tore through the Kindle books quickly. Of the whole series I can say: I really like and am worried for the main characters, and am not entirely pleased with the direction of the plot. In this first book (or first and second if you like) we are introduced to the world and to Miriam. And then quite quickly the reader and Miriam both find out there is more to the world than we thought. And then it happens again to the great discomfort of Miriam and her office furniture. And slowly but relentlessly some of the true nature of things and the conflicts between hidden powers is revealed and Miriam is quite stuck in the middle of all of it. I quite like Miriam and some of other characters. I enjoyed how Stross teases together a complex and treacherous plot across many settings and locales and how this volume is plotted. I like the settings and how they are contrasted. I even enjoy the perhaps overbearing contrasts between the modern and historical worlds and the technological developments. Why, I even appreciate the economics lessons :) I recommend this first volume of the redone Merchant Princes to everyone. After you read it we can argue about whether you'll like the rest of the series. And if this is your first Stross there are some wonderful surprises awaiting you in the book and his others. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Multiverse Girl Power Bends Space and Time *by C***M on May 29, 2015* Stress turned the parallel universe trope into an economics lesson which was fun to read and surprising no one did before. Making the central characters female provided Stross ample room to critique gender politics and economics adding additional interest. His interest in playing with his worlds and weaving these lessons is not matched in his character development, however. Many relatively central characters are two dimensional foils, often rendered without consistent aspects. But high literature wasn't Astros' aim. As a quick read entertainment The Bloodline Feud is pretty good. Sets up for sequels, revenue streams for the author and publisher, but that's a function of the times, I guess, part of our increasingly crass commercial culture. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Bloodline Feud: Merchant Princess Omnibus *by F***N on July 4, 2015* Great fun. Great writingl Contemporary (a decade or so) U.S., mainly Washington D.C., New York, & Boston, plus similar but historically altered locations a century or so earlier, plus analogous places in feudal England. The characters travel between them, helping and/or betraying each other while trying to cope with all the cultural, political, and technical differences as they attempt to manipulate history and each other to fit their plans. Exciting narrative action, full of Stross' best humor & political satire, and especially engaging if you're a history buff. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vu/products/14034218-the-bloodline-feud-a-merchant-princes-omnibus-the-family-trade](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/14034218-the-bloodline-feud-a-merchant-princes-omnibus-the-family-trade) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vanuatu* *Store origin: VU* *Last updated: 2026-05-10*