{"product_id":"new-earth-9781250376442","title":"New Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003eAward-winning author Ben Bova brings us \u003ci\u003eNew Earth, \u003c\/i\u003ehis latest tale of science fiction in his Grand Tour series.\u003cbr\u003eThe entire world is thrilled by the discovery of a new Earthlike planet. Advance imaging shows that the planet has oceans of liquid water and a breathable oxygen-rich atmosphere. Eager to gain more information, a human exploration team is soon dispatched to explore the planet, now nicknamed New Earth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll of the explorers understand that they are essentially on a one-way mission. The trip takes eighty years each way, so even if they are able to get back to Earth, nearly 200 years will have elapsed. They will have aged only a dozen years thanks to cryonic suspension, but their friends and family will be gone and the very society that they once knew will have changed beyond recognition. The explorers are going into exile, and they know it. They are on this mission not because they were the best available, but because they were expendable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUpon landing on the planet they discover something unexpected: New Earth is inhabited by a small group of intelligent creatures who look very much like human beings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWho are these people? Are they native to this world, or invaders from elsewhere? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile they may seem inordinately friendly to the human explorers, what are their \u003ci\u003ereal\u003c\/i\u003e motivations? What do they want? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMoreover, the scientists begin to realize that this planet cannot possibly be natural. They face a startling and nearly unthinkable question: Could New Earth be an artifact?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBEN BOVA is a six-time winner of the Hugo Award, a former editor of \u003ci\u003eAnalog\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e former editorial director of \u003ci\u003eOmni\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e and a past president of both the National Space Society and the Science Fiction Writers of America. Bova is the author of more than a hundred works of science fact and fiction. He lives in Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51321532416274,"sku":"9781250376442","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c003e1f4-dbfd-484d-9467-013af16791f2.jpg?v=1748590041","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/new-earth-9781250376442","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}