--- product_id: 20768323 title: "Rath's Deception (The Janus Group Book 1)" brand: "piers platt" price: "S/.21" currency: PEN in_stock: false reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.pe/products/20768323-raths-deception-the-janus-group-book-1 store_origin: PE region: Peru --- # Rath's Deception (The Janus Group Book 1) **Brand:** piers platt **Price:** S/.21 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Rath's Deception (The Janus Group Book 1) by piers platt - **How much does it cost?** S/.21 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pe](https://www.desertcart.pe/products/20768323-raths-deception-the-janus-group-book-1) ## Best For - piers platt enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted piers platt brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Rath's Deception (The Janus Group Book 1) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51cksJZh1fL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐ Decent Book that Gets Better as it Goes Along *by I***C on Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2016* "Rath's Deception," the first book in Piers Platt's "The Janus Group" series, is a decent book with decent writing and a fairly good story. That's not exactly high praise, but the book is a reasonable way to spend some time: there's nothing really wrong with it. I do have some complaints about it, though:- I don't really have a word to explain this, but the writing is a bit thin or convenient. People say or do things that they really shouldn't, just to move the plot along. This gets much better as the book goes along, so I think it's just a way for the author to get some background to us and to get the story moving.- There are almost no differences among the various planets we visit during the book. These could almost be different cities in one country instead of different worlds spread throughout the galaxy. Similarly, even though this takes place in some indeterminately far-flung future, the society is pretty much indistinguishable from ours.- The author uses FTL space flight which takes several days to get from planet to planet. Yet, the plot is almost entirely dependent on instantaneous personal communication/telemetry across those same distances. It's not the end of the world, but there's really no explanation for why physical ships take days to cross the distance while a telephone call or tracking signal can do it instantly and without lag.- The bad guys' training program is not complete. They recruit minor orphans from the slums as their assassins, yet don't train them to fit into the society they'll be working in. They spend tens of millions of dollars training these people, charge a couple of million for each job, but most of their "contractors" don't survive to their 10th job. Their break-even point is probably 5 jobs. Yet, they don't bring their "contractors" back in for feedback or re-training. Seems a bit wasteful. For instance, in the case of our protagonist's first job, they could have hired some gang member off the street for a mere pittance to perform the same level of work. Along with wasteful, that would seem to bring down the reputation they have for subtlety.Though those things are apparent in the book, they don't really bring down the story all that much. So, I'm rating the book at an OK 3 stars out of 5 and will probably continue the series (especially since by the time the ending rolled around, the book was much better than it was at the start).The novels in Piers Platt's "The Janus Group" series are:1.  Rath's Deception (The Janus Group Book 1) 2.  Rath's Gambit (The Janus Group Book 2) 3.  Rath's Reckoning (The Janus Group Book 3) ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Outer Space Adventure Action *by C***S on Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2016* Piers delivers a hell of an outer space action adventure ride with this first book in his Janus Group series.Rath is a teenager with a secret, a photographic memory that is his and his brother Vonn's ticket our of the slums of their homeworld of Tarkis. Things go sideways when Vonn is caught double crossing the local drug lord. With Vonn dead, Rath leaves his drugged out parents and takes to the streets. Three years later he is still surviving on his own when he is picked up by a recruiter for the Guild. Rath is offered the deal of a lifetime: be trained as an elite hitman, and when he makes it to fifty kills, he gets fifty percent of the fees collected for his kills.So Rath goes to work for the Janus Group, but something is wrong. He isn't a stone cold killer and no one thinks he will last long before getting captured or killed himself.Can Rath survive his contract and collect a reward that would set him up for life? Or will he fail like so many others before him.I suggest you pick up this great read and find out for yourself. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good Book *by K***R on Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2021* I found it interesting. Not enough to go for the rest of the series. --- ## 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.pe/products/20768323-raths-deception-the-janus-group-book-1](https://www.desertcart.pe/products/20768323-raths-deception-the-janus-group-book-1) --- *Product available on Desertcart Peru* *Store origin: PE* *Last updated: 2026-04-25*