{"product_id":"earth-9781504086387","title":"Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this classic hard science fiction-thriller by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eStartide Rising\u003c\/i\u003e, a man-made black hole threatens the future of Earth.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Scientist Alex Lustig has created a tiny, yet very destructive, problem--a microscopic black hole that he accidentally dropped into Earth's core. Now, racing to keep it from consuming the planet, he begins to suspect something even stranger is going on. Something linked to civilization's expanding information web. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e And with the planet overpopulated and neglect taking its toll on the environment, there are those who demand a harsh solution: that Mother Earth would be better off without humanity at all . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Novel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/i\u003e of the whole Earth movement.\" --\u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"A powerful, cautionary tale.\" --\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"Brin has conceived his story on a supremely ambitious scale, and executed it with all of the skills at his command.\" --\u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"It is indeed a book that anyone interested in the survival of our terrifying species should read.\" --Interzone\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Brin is an astrophysicist whose international-bestselling novels include \u003ci\u003eEarth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Existence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Startide Rising\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Postman\u003c\/i\u003e, which was adapted into a film in 1998. Brin serves on several advisory boards, including NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts program, or NIAC, and speaks or consults on topics ranging from AI, SETI, privacy, and invention to national security. His nonfiction book about the information age, \u003ci\u003eThe Transparent Society\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Freedom of Speech Award of the American Library Association. Brin's latest nonfiction work is \u003ci\u003ePolemical Judo\u003c\/i\u003e. Visit him at www.davidbrin.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Road Media Science \u0026 Fantasy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50651866661138,"sku":"9781504086387","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_31eaebe8-c062-4445-b20e-88f8665df534.jpg?v=1733311564","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/earth-9781504086387","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}