{"product_id":"bowl-of-heaven-9781250297099","title":"Bowl of Heaven","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSF masters Gregory Benford and Larry Niven spin a tale of alien encounters and strange technologies on an epic scale\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBowl of Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e, the first collaboration by science fiction authors Larry Niven (\u003ci\u003eRingworld\u003c\/i\u003e) and Gregory Benford (\u003ci\u003eTimescape\u003c\/i\u003e), the limits of wonder are redrawn once again as a human expedition to another star system is jeopardized by an encounter with an astonishingly immense artifact in interstellar space: a bowl-shaped structure half-englobing a star, with a habitable area equivalent to many millions of Earths...and it's on a direct path heading for the same system as the human ship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA landing party is sent to investigate the Bowl, but when the explorers are separated--one group captured by the gigantic structure's alien inhabitants, the other pursued across its strange and dangerous landscape--the mystery of the Bowl's origins and purpose propel the human voyagers toward discoveries that will transform their understanding of their place in the universe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGREGORY BENFORD is professor of physics at the University of California, Irvine, and lives in Irvine. Benford is a winner of the United Nations Medal for Literature, and the Nebula Award for his classic novel \u003ci\u003eTimescape\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLARRY NIVEN is the multiple Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of the Ringworld series, along with many other science fiction masterpieces. His \u003ci\u003eBeowulf's Children\u003c\/i\u003e, coauthored with Jerry Pournelle and Steven Barnes, was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller. He lives in Chatsworth, California.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50527549882642,"sku":"9781250297099","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1c63da31-6d52-4b70-87ac-c023d99f2614.jpg?v=1731305198","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bowl-of-heaven-9781250297099","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}