{"product_id":"dark-sands-9781764120906","title":"Dark Sands","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroducing DARK SANDS, a finalist for the 2025 Aurealis Awards \u003cem\u003eBest Science Fiction Novel\u003c\/em\u003e - Australia's most prestigious speculative fiction literary award, and BookFest Award Winner for Exploration \u0026amp; Adventure Science Fiction.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHumanity has spent years surveying the depths of space, searching for another planet like Earth.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Cahros, they might have found one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the first wave of specialists deployed to the planet is Tarlo, a young and optimistic biologist who has spent his life dreaming of adventure among the stars. For all his excitement, he feels a little out of his depth - everyone around him seems so much smarter, stronger, and better equipped to deal with whatever challenges may lie ahead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe team finally sets down on Cahros, but is surprised to learn that the planet is home only to a barren, lifeless desert. All is quiet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat is, until night falls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA nightmarish series of events leave Tarlo and the remaining colonists struggling to survive in a world that is so much more than a benign sea of orange. Here on Cahros, nothing is as it seems, and deep within these endless deserts lie untold, deadly secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThere's something out there... in the sands...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e J.S.Harman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781764120906\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.75d","brand":"J. S. Harman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52829913383093,"sku":"9781764120906","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781764120906.jpg?v=1786947171","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dark-sands-9781764120906","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}