{"product_id":"redemption-ark-9780316462495","title":"Redemption Ark","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn the second book of The Inhibitor Trilogy, Alastair Reynolds pushes the boundaries of science fiction and \"confirms his place among the leaders of the hard-science space-opera renaissance\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLate in the twenty-sixth century, the human race has advanced enough to accidentally trigger the Inhibitors -- alien killing machines designed to detect intelligent life and destroy it. The only hope for humanity lies in the recovery of a secret cache of doomsday weapons -- and a renegade named Clavain who is determined to find them. But other factions want the weapons for their own purposes -- and the weapons themselves have another agenda altogether . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlastair Reynolds\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Barry, South Wales, in 1966. He studied at Newcastle and St. Andrews Universities and has a Ph.D. in astronomy. he stopped working as an astrophysicist for the European Space Agency to become a full-time writer. \u003ci\u003eRevelation Space\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePushing Ice \u003c\/i\u003ewere shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award; \u003ci\u003eRevelation Space, Absolution Gap, Diamond Dogs, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCentury Rain \u003c\/i\u003ewere shortlisted for the British Science Fiction Award, and \u003ci\u003eChasm City \u003c\/i\u003ewon the British Science Fiction Award.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Orbit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50623185256722,"sku":"9780316462495","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7ca4bb7a-2ddf-4933-aef8-978cf1626cca.jpg?v=1732593994","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/redemption-ark-9780316462495","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}