{"product_id":"9780765332431","title":"In War Times : An Alternate Universe Novel of a Different Present","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eIn War Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Kathleen Ann Goonan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eKathleen Ann Goonan burst into prominence with \u003ci\u003eQueen City Jazz\u003c\/i\u003e, the start of her Nanotech Quartet. \u003ci\u003eThe Bones of Time\u003c\/i\u003e, her widely acclaimed second novel, was a finalist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 2000. \u003ci\u003eIn War Times \u003c\/i\u003eis deeply, satisfying SF. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSam, the protagonist, is a young enlisted man in 1941 when his older brother Keenan is killed at Pearl Harbor. Seduced by a mysterious woman, Sam gives her plans for a device that will end not just the war, but perhaps even the human predilection for war. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSam spends his war years trying to construct the device and discovers only later that it worked. Sam falls in love with a spy, and they both become involved in preventing the JFK assassination in the 1960s. Over the decades it becomes deeply meaningful that his world is strangely transformed by the enigmatic device.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Goonan weaves experimental jazz, particle physics, and biochemistry into a compelling adventure through alternate universes.” —\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In War Times is a novel of great historical reach...and profound ambition, expressed with an unmistakable ease of execution and a master’s sureness of touch. Kathleen Ann Goonan has come through to the kind of control that makes every startling fresh development—and this novel bristles with astonishing moments of development—seem inevitable.” —Peter Straub, bestselling and award-winning author of Talisman and Ghost Story \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sometimes a book makes me stop and think after I've finished it. Occasionally a book will make me stop and think during it. Rarely will a book do both. \u003ci\u003eIn War Times \u003c\/i\u003eis one of those rare books whose ideas live in your mind long after you've finished and make you think about them for a time afterward.” —\u003ci\u003eSF Signal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Paralleling the evolution of modern jazz with the creative ferment of science, Goonan delivers a bravura performance.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner John W. Campbell Memorial Award - Winner (2008)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780765332431\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40628061929678,"sku":"9780765332431","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_90046057-e7e8-412d-86fc-8a36566ea82f.jpg?v=1638755967","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780765332431","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}