{"product_id":"9780765379559","title":"Survival : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eSurvival\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Ben Bova\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new chapter in Hugo Award-winning author Ben Bova's hard science fiction Star Quest series unfolds in \u003ci\u003eSurvival\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eA human team sent to scout a few hundred lightyears in front of the death wave encounters a civilization far more advanced, a civilization of machine intelligences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese sentient, intelligent machines have existed for eons, and have survived earlier “death waves,” gamma ray bursts from the core of the galaxy. Self-sufficient and completely certain that the death wave cannot harm them, they have no interest saving other civilizations, organic or machine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow that the humans have discovered them, they refuse to allow them to leave their planet, reasoning that other humans will inevitably follow if they learn of their existence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eThe Star Quest Trilogy\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eDeath Wave\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e#2 \u003ci\u003eApes and Angels\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e#3 \u003ci\u003eSurvival\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest New Science Fiction and Fantasy Books for December—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eio9\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScience Fiction and Fantasy Books to Read This December—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Verge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBest SFF of December—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnbound Worlds\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A page-turner.”—\u003ci\u003eManhattan Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“  This is thoughtful, humanist SF with a finely sharpened scientific edge, an absolute gem of the genre.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Nameless Zine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[Bova’s] excellence at combining hard science with believable characters and an attention-grabbing plot makes him one of the genre’s most accessible and entertaining storytellers.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Impressive.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eTitan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A guaranteed crowd-pleaser!” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eMercury\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780765379559\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Tor Science Fiction","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40698614776014,"sku":"9780765379559","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_fb9f9c8a-d87d-4d53-a920-f5971b5d6da8.jpg?v=1640493280","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780765379559","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}