{"product_id":"ghost-spin-9780553384949","title":"Ghost Spin","description":"\u003cb\u003eSometimes a ghost of a chance is all you get.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAward-winning author Chris Moriarty returns to a dazzling cyber-noir far future in this gritty, high-stakes thriller where the only rule is \"Evolve . . . or die.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Age of Man is ending. The UN's sprawling interstellar empire is failing as its quantum teleportation network collapses, turning once-viable colonies into doomed island outposts. Humanity's only hope of survival is the Drift: a mysterious region of space where faster-than-light travel--or something far stranger--seems possible. As mercenaries and pirates flock to the Drift, the cold war between the human-led UN and the clone-dominated Syndicates heats up. Whoever controls the Drift will chart the future course of human evolution--and no one wants to be left behind in a universe where the price of failure is extinction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the AI called Cohen ventures into the Drift, he dies--allegedly by his own hand--and his consciousness is scattered across the cosmos. Some of his ghosts are still self-aware. Some are insane. And one of them hides a secret worth killing for. Enter Major Catherine Li, Cohen's human (well, partly human) lover, who embarks on a desperate search to solve the mystery of Cohen's death--and put him back together. But Li isn't the only one interested in Cohen's ghosts. Astrid Avery, a by-the-book UN navy captain, is on the hunt. So is William Llewellyn, a pirate who has one of the ghosts in his head, which is slowly eating him alive. Even the ghosts have their own agendas. And lurking behind them all is a pitiless enemy who will stop at nothing to make sure the dead don't walk again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eGhost Spin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Complexity is the watchword here, of thought, idea, narrative, character and plot. . . . Highly rewarding.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Rewarding . . . The adaptations humans make to survive in the hostile environments of other worlds, a galaxy teetering on the edge of singularity . . . are genuinely visionary.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"This stand-along 'spin-off' offers a compelling tale of adventure\/suspense blended with cybernoir and high-tech sf.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"An excellent read: gripping, fast-paced, provocative and handsome.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eTordotcom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A brilliant mix of space opera, cyberpunk, and just plain great writing, Moriarty's work is some of the most impressive in science fiction today.\"\u003cb\u003e--SFRevu\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Spectra Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780553384949\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.44w x 1.24d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/04\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2013 pg. 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2013 pg. 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/07\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsimov's Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2014 pg. 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsimov's Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2014 pg. 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsimov's Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2014 pg. 103\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Chris Moriarty","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43096073011381,"sku":"9780553384949","price":19.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_2a5e7731-5b59-4e13-8790-27fffb5f38ff.jpg?v=1692801683","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ghost-spin-9780553384949","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}