{"product_id":"inner-space-9780063377943","title":"Inner Space","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A wonderfully crafted space thriller. It has everything we loved about \u003cem\u003eThe Martian\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eGravity\u003c\/em\u003e, but more psychological depth. It's also a chilling picture of the Russian mentality and its workings, written by someone who truly understands it. With the resurgent conflict between the East and the West and the return of the threat of totalitarianism, this blockbuster book couldn't be more timely.\"--Zygmunt Miloszewski, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eRage\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePriceless\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmerican and Russian astronauts are trapped together in the International Space Station as war breaks out in Ukraine and life support functions begin to fail in this action-packed debut technothriller that ripples with the tension and danger of \u003cem\u003eSolaris\u003c\/em\u003e and Andy Weir's \u003cem\u003eProject Hail Mary\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen an ammonia leak threatens the astronauts on the International Space Station, NASA directs Lucy Poplasky, one of the ISS's first female commanders, to investigate the cause. Russia has just invaded Ukraine and tensions are running high--could the leak be a brazen act of sabotage?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Russian cosmonauts aboard deny tampering with the ship's systems and insist on the issue stems from the American side. As levels of the poisonous gas rise, Lucy's investigation shatters trust between the Russian and Western crews, exposing deep fissures in the partnership thousands of miles below.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntense and unrelenting, \u003cem\u003eInner Space\u003c\/em\u003e questions what truly draws us to the stars: the urge to explore the unknown, selfish ambition, or an instinct to run away from the entrenched troubles on Earth?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated from the Polish by Kasia Beresford\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSzamalek, Jakub:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJakub Szamalek\u003c\/strong\u003e is Narrative Director at Rebel Wolves game studio. Born in Poland in 1986, he studied in the UK, at Oxford and then Cambridge, where he was a Cambridge Gates Scholar. He is an author and the writer behind the international video game bestsellers, including \u003cem\u003eThe Witcher 3\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCyberpunk 2077\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Blood of Dawnwalker\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Nova Scotia, Canada, with his family. He wrote the award-winning \u003cem\u003eThe Hidden Web\u003c\/em\u003e series of thrillers, which has been adapted into a major motion picture by Monolith Films, and his crime novels have been awarded the Best Polish Crime Novel and Zloty Pocisk prizes. Jakub has been named among Eastern and Central Europe's Young Leaders by the Res Publica Foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harpervia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51454129176850,"sku":"9780063377943","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8f327db3-9a7a-41ab-a922-da6f473a91c8.jpg?v=1751996675","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/inner-space-9780063377943","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}