{"product_id":"noumenon-9780062497840","title":"Noumenon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith nods to Arthur C. Clarke's Rama series and the real science of Neal Stephenson's \u003cem\u003eSeveneves\u003c\/em\u003e, a touch of Hugh Howey's \u003cem\u003eWool, \u003c\/em\u003e and echoes of Octavia Butler's voice, a powerful tale of space travel, adventure, discovery, and humanity that unfolds through a series of generational vignettes.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2088, humankind is at last ready to explore beyond Earth's solar system. But one uncertainty remains: Where do we go? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAstrophysicist Reggie Straifer has an idea. He's discovered an anomalous star that appears to defy the laws of physics, and proposes the creation of a deep-space mission to find out whether the star is a weird natural phenomenon, or something manufactured. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe journey will take eons. In order to maintain the genetic talent of the original crew, humankind's greatest ambition--to explore the furthest reaches of the galaxy-- is undertaken by clones. But a clone is not a perfect copy, and each new generation has its own quirks, desires, and neuroses. As the centuries fly by, the society living aboard the nine ships (designated Convoy Seven) changes and evolves, but their mission remains the same: to reach Reggie's mysterious star and explore its origins--and implications. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA mosaic novel of discovery, \u003cem\u003eNoumenon\u003c\/em\u003e--in a series of vignettes--examines the dedication, adventure, growth, and fear of having your entire world consist of nine ships in the vacuum of space. The men and women, and even the AI, must learn to work and live together in harmony, as their original DNA is continuously replicated and they are born again and again into a thousand new lives. With the stars their home and the unknown their destination, they are on a voyage of many lifetimes--an odyssey to understand what lies beyond the limits of human knowledge and imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLostetter, Marina J.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMarina J. Lostetter's original short fiction has appeared in Lightspeed's \u003cem\u003eWomen Destroy Science Fiction!\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eInterGalactic Medicine Show\u003c\/em\u003e, among other publications. Originally from Oregon, she now lives in Arkansas with her husband, Alex. Marina enjoys globe-trotting, board games, and all things art-related.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Voyager","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50647420338450,"sku":"9780062497840","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5fcffb66-aae4-4c6d-990b-f77332249b02.jpg?v=1734799574","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/noumenon-9780062497840","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}