{"product_id":"nucleation-9781616963385","title":"Nucleation","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Recommended for fans of Richard K. Morgan's \u003ci\u003eAltered Carbon\u003c\/i\u003e and Martha Wells' Murderbot series.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn this riveting debut science-fiction technothriller, a top-notch VR pilot encounters a disaster during the highest profile space-faring project of her career. Now she must unearth a critical truth: was her discovery due to a betrayal, a business rival, or a threat to humanity itself?\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe are live, we are live, we are live. . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHelen Vectorvich just botched first contact. And she did it in both virtual reality and outer space. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnly the most elite Far Reaches deep-space pilots get to run waldos: robots controlled from thousands of lightyears away via neural integration and quantum entanglement. Helen and her navigator were heading the construction of a wormhole gate that would connect Earth to the stars . . . until a routine system check turned deadly. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs nasty rumors swarm around her, and overeager junior pilots jockey to take her place, Helen makes a startling discovery: microscopic alien life is devouring their corporate equipment. Is the Scale just mindless, extra-terrestrial bacteria? Or is it working--and killing--with a purpose? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile Helen struggles to get back into the pilot's chair, and to communicate with the Scale, someone--or something--is trying to sabotage the Far Reaches project once and for all. They'll have to get through Helen first.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tachyon Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/13\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781616963385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.00d","brand":"Kimberly Unger","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38027127455925,"sku":"9781616963385","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e06fc113-17c8-419d-8d34-b38b9ccc7227.jpg?v=1609192187","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/nucleation-9781616963385","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}