{"product_id":"ripe-9781685135577","title":"Ripe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2023 San Francisco Book Festival WINNER - Science Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Prepare to be swept away with this riveting, character-driven sci-fi thriller. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis exceptional and one-of-a-kind, sci-fi journey is a must-read for anyone seeking a thrilling and meaningful story, as it is truly-like many reviewers have said-a 'page-turner.'\" \u003cem\u003e(Amazon Reviewer)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEveryone remembers exactly where they were, the day the ships came.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat no one knew back then, though, was that there were people who were already expecting them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScottish psychologist Elspeth McGann thinks her patient Lester Rains-a suave, enigmatic man who claims to be have been alive for 2,000 years and to be part of a team of extraterrestrial 'farmers' waiting on Earth for an alien harvest-is a delusional schizophrenic. But when vast ships suddenly appear over Moscow and vacuum up 50,000 people in a matter of hours, she realizes she must track down the elusive Rains. In her search, she stumbles upon a group who are already trying to track down the farmers. This band of renegades is led by Cassius C. Trenton, a former NSA analyst who has been on the run since he broke the code on a mystery transmission beamed into space from Earth years ago, and which bore a single, chilling message: Ripe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the aliens set to return, and some world leaders complicit in their plans, Elspeth and Trenton must seek out Rains and find a way of escaping the impending apocalypse, a hunt that takes them from Edinburgh to the White House, only to discover the harvest is just the beginning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Black Rose Writing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50870948397330,"sku":"9781685135577","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4a5cd618-72b2-4f73-9bf3-97bedbda19dd.jpg?v=1737820519","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ripe-9781685135577","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}