{"product_id":"impact-9781250841476","title":"Impact","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Douglas Preston's \u003ci\u003eImpact\u003c\/i\u003e, Wyman Ford is tapped for a secret expedition to Cambodia... to locate the source of strangely beautiful gemstones that do not appear to be of this world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA brilliant meteor lights up the Maine coast... and two young women borrow a boat and set out for a distant island to find the impact crater. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA scientist at the National Propulsion Facility discovers an inexplicable source of gamma rays in the outer Solar System. He is found decapitated, the data missing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHigh resolution NASA images reveal an unnatural feature hidden in the depths of a crater on Mars... and it appears to have been activated. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSixty hours and counting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDouglas Preston\u003c\/b\u003e is the co-author with Lincoln Child of the celebrated Pendergast series of novels, including such best-selling titles as \u003ci\u003eFever Dream\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wheel of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRelic\u003c\/i\u003e, which became a number one box office hit movie. His solo novels include the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eBlasphemy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Codex\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTyrannosaur Canyon\u003c\/i\u003e. His nonfiction books include \u003ci\u003eThe Monster of Florence.\u003c\/i\u003e Preston is an expert long-distance horseman, a member of the elite Long Riders Guild, and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He has travelled to remote parts of the world as an archaeological correspondent for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. He also worked as an editor and writer at the American Museum of Natural History in New York and taught nonfiction writing at Princeton University. Preston is the Co-president of International Thriller Writers, and serves on the Governing Council of the Authors Guild.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Forge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50725641191698,"sku":"9781250841476","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_42c7c7d1-3b48-4092-89c7-89e207a69b44.jpg?v=1734837553","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/impact-9781250841476","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}