{"product_id":"9780765310590","title":"Frek and the Elixir","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eFrek and the Elixir\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Rudy Rucker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the year 3003, nothing in the world is the same, except maybe that adolescents are still embarrassed by their parents. Society and the biosphere alike have been transformed by biotechnology, and the natural world is almost gone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrek Huggins is a boy from a broken family, unusual becaise he was  conceived without technological help or genetic modifications. His dad, Carb, is a malcontent who left behind Frek's mom and the Earth itself several years ago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEverything changes when Frek finds the Anvil, a small flying saucer, under his bed, and it tells him  he is destined to save the world. The repressive forces of Gov, the mysterious absolute ruler of Earth, descend on Frek, take away the Anvil, and interrogate him forcefully enough to damage his memory. Frek flees with Wow, his talking dog, to seek out Carb and some answers. But the untrustworthy alien in the saucer has other plans, including claiming exclusive rights to market humanity to the galaxy at large, and making Frek a hero. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrek and the Elixir\u003c\/i\u003e is a profound, playful SF epic by the wild and ambitious Rudy Rucker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Oh, excellent! I love books that play with physics - branes and so forth - and this is godzoon googly indeed as Frek would say, and darned exciting. . . . a splendid book.” —\u003ci\u003eDiana Wynne Jones on Frek and the Elixir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This book is Robert Heinlein's \u003ci\u003eHave Spacesuit-Will Travel \u003c\/i\u003ewith the vacuum tubes replaced by wetware and all the knobs turned up to 11!” —\u003ci\u003eSF Weekly on Frek and the Elixir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780765310590\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40656519364814,"sku":"9780765310590","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_50f09ea0-8fe7-4ed4-9064-143fac3f87ec.jpg?v=1639449454","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780765310590","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}