{"product_id":"the-collapsium-1-9781982125486","title":"The Collapsium, 1","description":"\u003cb\u003eA MODERN SCIENCE FICTION CLASSIC FROM WIL MCCARTHY\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSAVE THE SOLAR SYSTEM FROM THE ULTIMATE COLLAPSE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the eighth decade of the Queendom of Sol, three commodities rule the day. The first is wellstone, a form of programmable matter capable of emulating almost any substance. The second is collapsium, a deadly crystal composed of miniature black holes, vital for the transmission of information and matter--including humans--throughout the Solar System. The third is the bitter rivalry between Her Majesty's top scientists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bruno de Towaji, famed lover and statesman, dreams of building an arc de fin, an almost mythical device capable of probing the farthest reaches of spacetime. Marlon Sykes, de Towaji's rival in both love and science, is meanwhile hard at work on a vast telecommunications project whose first step is the construction of a ring of collapsium around the Sun. But when a ruthless saboteur attacks the Ring Collapsiter and sends it falling into the Sun, the two scientists must put aside personal animosity and combine their prodigious intellects to prevent the destruction of the Solar System--and every living thing within it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout \u003ci\u003eThe Collapsium: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Ingenious and witty . . . as if Terry Pratchett at his zaniest and Larry Niven at his best had collaborated.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Fresh and imaginative. From a plausible yet startling invention, McCarthy follows the logical lines of sight, building in parallel the technological and societal innovations.\"--\u003ci\u003eScience Fiction Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The future as McCarthy sees it is a wondrous place.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \" McCarthy] studs his narrative with far-out scientific concepts. . . . He certainly has a sense of humor.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An ingenious yarn with challenging ideas, well-handled technical details, and plenty of twists and turns.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/06\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982125486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496","brand":"Wil McCarthy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40190487003317,"sku":"9781982125486","price":7.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2f965e4e-94c2-4868-ae8c-278762d3db5b.jpg?v=1623130803","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-collapsium-1-9781982125486","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}