{"product_id":"g581-the-departure-9781386818991","title":"G581: The Departure","description":"\u003cp\u003eTheir mission was to build a second home for humanity - but who knows if humanity will survive long enough to reach it? Setting forth on a six-year journey to Gliese 581g - Zarmina's World - Daniel Medry and a crew of fellow scientists planned to explore a brand-new world potentially ripe for colonisation - but when a man-made virus wipes out most of Earth's population and leaves the rest infertile, their exploration mission becomes humanity's only hope for survival. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlone in deep space, a series of equipment malfunctions occur that might not be accidental - and as the crew struggles for survival, some suspect that one of their own intends to keep them from making planetfall. With time running out, Daniel must stop the saboteur before humanity's last hope for survival is snuffed out in the cold, unforgiving vacuum of space. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGliese 581: The Departure is an exhilarating sci-fi thriller. If you like dystopian future worlds, second-chance heroes, and suspenseful mysteries, then you'll love Christine Shuck's gripping intergalactic thrill-ride.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShuck, Christine D.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eChristine Shuck is a writer, haphazard and flighty artist, mom, real estate entrepreneur, and unreliable gardener. She lives in an 1899 Victorian in Kansas City with her husband, assorted children and furbabies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A self-described auto-didact and general malcontent, Christine can be found outside in the temperate months, laying brick walkways, and planting seeds in a hedonistic and random fashion (much to the dismay of one grass-loving neighbor). In the winter you will find her inside, shooting pool, writing, and trying out new recipes in the kitchen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e At all times you will find her brain filled with words, plot twists, and characters just waiting to get out. Just ask her, she'll smile secretively and nod.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Christine writes cross-genre. At present, all of her fiction is linked through families and shared characters in a shared universe known as the Kapalaran Universe. Visit her website and subscribe to her newsletter to get short stories each month in the Kapalaran Universe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christine D. Shuck","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50849659552018,"sku":"9781386818991","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_650b11aa-4136-4968-9c28-d8979fd0607b.jpg?v=1737400476","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/g581-the-departure-9781386818991","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}