{"product_id":"challengers-hope-9781504052900","title":"Challenger's Hope","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe second installment of the Seafort Saga finds Nick Seafort heading back to Hope Nation, but danger isn't far behind . . .\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e After his heroics aboard the \u003cem\u003eHibernia\u003c\/em\u003e in \u003cem\u003eMidshipman's Hope\u003c\/em\u003e, Nicholas Seafort wins command of his first ship, the \u003cem\u003eChallenger\u003c\/em\u003e, and joins Admiral Tremaine's task force. Their first meeting is a rude awakening, however, as Tremaine demotes him to a smaller, overcrowded ship and blatantly ignores Seafort's report of alien life on Hope Nation. Above all, Seafort is anxious for his pregnant wife, who's due to have their baby on the journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter an alien attack and an admiral's betrayal, a wounded Seafort is left stranded aboard a ship short of weapons and fuel. Hundreds of lives hang in the balance as Seafort must find a way to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Heinlein meets Van Vogt on the reefs of space.\" --Christopher Rowley, author of the Vang series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e David Feintuch (1944-2006) was the author of the award-winning military science fiction Seafort Saga series, which spans \u003cem\u003eMidshipman's Hope, Challenger's Hope, Prisoner's Hope, Fisherman's Hope, Voices of Hope, Patriarch's Hope, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eChildren of Hope\u003c\/em\u003e. Feintuch came to writing late, previously having worked as a lawyer and antiques dealer. In 1996, at the age of fifty, he won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer from the World Science Fiction Society. He later expanded into the fantasy genre with his Rodrigo of Caledon series, including \u003cem\u003eThe Still\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe King\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Media Science \u0026amp; Fantasy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/25\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781504052900\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.98d","brand":"David Feintuch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36655198208156,"sku":"9781504052900","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_44cd9405-32e9-4436-b224-6ea1a605a349.jpg?v=1603884970","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/challengers-hope-9781504052900","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}