{"product_id":"9781250306050","title":"Supernova Era","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eSupernova Era\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Cixin Liu\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom science fiction legend Cixin Liu, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling and award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Three-Body Problem\u003c\/i\u003e, comes \u003ci\u003eSupernova Era\u003c\/i\u003e, a vision of the future that reads “like Ursula K. Le Guin rewriting \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e for the quantum age.” (NPR).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn those days, Earth was a planet in space.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn those days, Beijing was a city on Earth.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn this night, history as known to humanity came to an end.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEight light years away, a star has died, creating a supernova event that showers Earth in deadly levels of radiation. Within a year, everyone over the age of thirteen will die.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd so the countdown begins. Parents apprentice their children and try to pass on the knowledge needed to keep the world running. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when the world is theirs, the last generation may not want to continue the legacy left to them. And in shaping the future however they want, will the children usher in an era of bright beginnings or final mistakes?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This audacious and ultimately optimistic early work will give Liu's English-reading fans a glimpse at his evolution as a writer and give any speculative fiction reader food for deep thought.\"\u003c\/b\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Stunning concepts and a contemplative tone that provides vital insight into the formative years of one of the genre's masters. In Liu's hands, ‘the children are our future’ becomes far more than a cozy cliché; it's a springboard for the kind of agile and relevant thought experiment that science fiction, at its best, manifests.”—\u003ci style=\"\"\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This audacious and ultimately optimistic early work will give Liu's English-reading fans a glimpse at his evolution as a writer and give any speculative fiction reader food for deep thought.”—\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for the \u003ci\u003eThree-Body\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Wildly imaginative.”—President Barack Obama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe War of the Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e for the twenty-first century . . . Packed with a sense of wonder.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A breakthrough book . . . A unique blend of scientific and philosophical speculation, politics and history, conspiracy theory and cosmology.”—George R. R. Martin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Tackles politics, philosophy, and virtual reality in a story that moves at a thriller's pace.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Evokes the thrill of exploration and the beauty of scale.”—\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Stunning, elegant . . . A science fiction epic of the most profound kind.”—NPR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong-listed NPR Best Book of the Year (2019)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250306050\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40735680037070,"sku":"9781250306050","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_d74a8f4e-4c09-42bc-8797-801f0f0352ff.jpg?v=1641272515","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250306050","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}