{"product_id":"the-quantum-war-9781781089248","title":"The Quantum War","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe eagerly awaited third volume in the number one bestselling Quantum Evolution series. An all-new, ground-breaking, action-packed science fiction adventure set in the universe of \u003ci\u003eThe Quantum Magician \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Quantum Garden. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA WAR IN THE STARS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe war rages onward and the Union's premier fighter pilots, the \u003ci\u003eHomo Eridanus\u003c\/i\u003e, start encountering deadly resistance from strange pilots on the Congregate side. Among wreckage, they find that new Congregate pilots are, in fact, Homo quantus, with strange wiring and AI connections. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the same time, the Puppets come to the Union with offers of an alliance for a dangerous price: the rescue of the geneticist Antonio Del Casal who is a captive on Venus, with over a hundred Homo quantus. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnly one person might be able to break through the Congregate defenses at Venus, and he's a con man.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDerek Künsken\u003c\/b\u003e has built genetically engineered viruses, worked with street children and refugees in Latin America, served as a Canadian diplomat, and, most importantly, taught his son about super-heroes and science. His short fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eAnalog Science Fiction and Fact\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBeneath Ceaseless Skies\u003c\/i\u003e and multiple times in \u003ci\u003eAsimov's Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e. His stories have been adapted into audio podcasts, reprinted in various Year's Best anthologies, and translated into multiple languages. They have also been short-listed for various awards, and won the \u003ci\u003eAsimov's\u003c\/i\u003e Readers' Award in 2013.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Solaris","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50520330371346,"sku":"9781781089248","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4779e779-11a2-40b0-9d01-04c711810db2.jpg?v=1731081416","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-quantum-war-9781781089248","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}