{"product_id":"the-ice-orphan-9780756415884","title":"The Ice Orphan","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis third book in a cli-fi series from a nationally-recognized anthropologist explores a frozen future where archaic species struggle to survive an apocalyptic ice age.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's been 925 summers since the Jemen introduced zyme, a bioluminescent algae, into the world's ocean and unwittingly triggered an ice age that has consumed most of the planet. All but a handful of Jemen flew to the stars, but before they left, they recreated several extinct species that had thrived in the last ice age. After almost a thousand summers, the archaic hominins that struggle along the edges of massive glaciers are dwindling. All they have to save them is a dying quantum computer called Quancee and her student, a Denisovan man named Lynx. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the last Jemen, Vice Admiral Jorgenson, tells Lynx he's going to dismantle Quancee and use her parts to create a new computer, Lynx is stunned. But while Lynx battles to save Quancee, the quantum computer has other priorities. Before she dies, she has to save a special boy who cannot save himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, in the lodges of the Sealion People, a sick boy on the verge of manhood hears voices, including an old woman who sings to him. When Jawbone goes on his first quest to find a spirit helper, that same old woman finds him, and his life will never be the same.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathleen O'Neal Gear\u003c\/b\u003e is a nationally award-winning archaeologist who has been honored by the United States Congress. She is also a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author with 48 books and over 200 non-fiction articles in print.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Daw Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51176313323794,"sku":"9780756415884","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e378d602-9c72-48aa-86eb-96148f36d643.jpg?v=1744299117","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-ice-orphan-9780756415884","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}