{"product_id":"seveneves-9780062334510","title":"Seveneves","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnathem\u003c\/em\u003e, Reamde, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eCryptonomicon\u003c\/em\u003e comes an exciting and thought-provoking science fiction epic--a grand story of annihilation and survival spanning five thousand years.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat would happen if the world were ending?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA catastrophic event renders the earth a ticking time bomb. In a feverish race against the inevitable, nations around the globe band together to devise an ambitious plan to ensure the survival of humanity far beyond our atmosphere, in outer space.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the complexities and unpredictability of human nature coupled with unforeseen challenges and dangers threaten the intrepid pioneers, until only a handful of survivors remain . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive thousand years later, their progeny--seven distinct races now three billion strong--embark on yet another audacious journey into the unknown . . . to an alien world utterly transformed by cataclysm and time: Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA writer of dazzling genius and imaginative vision, Neal Stephenson combines science, philosophy, technology, psychology, and literature in a magnificent work of speculative fiction that offers a portrait of a future that is both extraordinary and eerily recognizable. As he did in \u003cem\u003eAnathem, Cryptonomicon, \u003c\/em\u003e the Baroque Cycle, and \u003cem\u003eReamde, \u003c\/em\u003e Stephenson explores some of our biggest ideas and perplexing challenges in a breathtaking saga that is daring, engrossing, and altogether brilliant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephenson, Neal:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eNeal Stephenson is the bestselling author of the novels \u003cem\u003eReamde\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAnathem\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe System of the World\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Confusion\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eQuicksilver\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCryptonomicon\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Diamond Age\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSnow Crash\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eZodiac\u003c\/em\u003e, and the groundbreaking nonfiction work \u003cem\u003eIn the Beginning . . . Was the Command Line\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Seattle, Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50591317197074,"sku":"9780062334510","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e1aa0e73-7aba-4c55-9b82-457ee5fb59db.jpg?v=1732089374","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/seveneves-9780062334510","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}