{"product_id":"sphere-9780062428868","title":"Sphere","description":"\u003cp\u003eNow available in trade paperback, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Michael Crichton's classic science fiction thriller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the middle of the South Pacific, a thousand feet below the surface of the water, a huge vessel is discovered resting on the ocean floor. It is a spaceship of phenomenal dimensions, apparently undamaged by its fall from the sky. And, most startling, it appears to be at least three hundred years old. But even more fantastic--and frightening--is what waits inside...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrichton, Michael:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Crichton\u003c\/strong\u003e (1942-2008) was the author of the bestselling novels\u003cem\u003e The Terminal Man, The Great Train Robbery, Jurassic Park, Sphere, Disclosure, Prey, State of Fear, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eNext \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Dragon Teeth\u003c\/em\u003e, among many others. His books have sold more than 200 million copies worldwide, have been translated into forty languages, and have provided the basis for fifteen feature films. He wrote and directed \u003cem\u003eWestworld, The Great Train Robbery, Runaway\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLooker\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eComa\u003c\/em\u003e and created the hit television series \u003cem\u003eER\u003c\/em\u003e. Crichton remains the only writer to have a number one book, movie, and TV show in the same year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaniel H. Wilson\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Cherokee citizen and author of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling \u003cem\u003eRobopocalypse\u003c\/em\u003e and its sequel \u003cem\u003eRobogenesis\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as ten other books. He recently wrote the \u003cem\u003eEarth 2: Society\u003c\/em\u003e comic book series for DC Comics. Wilson earned a PhD in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University, as well as master's degrees in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. He has published over a dozen scientific papers and holds four patents. Wilson lives in Portland, Oregon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51243756060946,"sku":"9780062428868","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3caa971a-ddc8-4a86-8fd8-d0dece38e1ca.jpg?v=1745870054","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sphere-9780062428868","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}