{"product_id":"replica-paradox-a-sci-fi-thriller-about-quantum-travel-and-reality-unraveling-9781036710668","title":"Replica Paradox: A Sci-Fi Thriller about Quantum Travel and Reality Unraveling","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA parallel-universe hard science fiction thriller in which the drive that brings a crew home may have broken reality itself. Mind-bending space suspense of quantum travel, wrong Earths and one-way mistakes.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThey made it home. But it isn't their Earth anymore.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter a harrowing mission to the Trappist-1 system, Mark Noble and his enhanced crew return using the new spolding drive, a prototype engine that folds space to enable near-instant travel between stars. But something's wrong. The satellites are missing. The space station is gone. And the world below looks. Untouched.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs the truth sinks in, one terrifying possibility emerges: the spolding drive didn't just bring them home. It brought them somewhere else. Now stranded in a parallel reality, with no way to call for help, the crew must retrace their path across the stars, hoping to undo what they've done before they're lost forever.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublisher's note: Replica Paradox was previously published as The Spolding Conundrum.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of Blake Crouch, Arthur C. Clarke and Peter Cawdron, parallel-world sci-fi thrillers packed with quantum travel, alternate Earths, and crews racing to undo the impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for the Mark Noble: Edge of the Void Series: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e★★★★★ \"Reads like old masters--classic hard sci-fi with emotional depth.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e★★★★★ \"Solid science, real people, strange situations, clever solutions, and unexpected twists. I will read more of this series.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e★★★★★ \"Most innovative sci-fi author I've read since the 50's old masters of sci-fi!\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e★★★★★ \"Reminded me of Doctor to the Stars because of the infection.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e★★★★★ \"Believable characters and details, coupled with only modest 'suspensions of disbelief'... makes me eager for the unfolding story.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e★★★★★ \"Fast and easy reading. Kind of like an Alien movie.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e★★★★★ \"Good page turner. Fun and exciting without resorting to needless violence.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e★★★★★ \"I haven't been so excited about sci-fi since I first read Heinlein. This is better!\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e★★★★★ \"Classic hard sci-fi without fluff. Reminded me of Clarke, Asimov, Bradbury.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e★★★★★ \"Tony writes what I call real science fiction, like the old masters.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e★★★★★ \"Exciting and nerve-wracking... it had me enthralled throughout the entire book.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e★★★★★ \"A fresh approach to aliens--finally something different than the usual invasion trope.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vinci Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781036710668\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.63d","brand":"Tony Harmsworth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53239907975349,"sku":"9781036710668","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781036710668.jpg?v=1788974797","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/replica-paradox-a-sci-fi-thriller-about-quantum-travel-and-reality-unraveling-9781036710668","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}