{"product_id":"the-godel-operation-9781982125561","title":"The Godel Operation","description":"\u003cb\u003eScience fiction at its sense-of-wonder best. A wild chase through the billion worlds of the Tenth Millennium in search of a mythical weapon that could save civilization--or doom it  \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA DROID AND HIS BOY, ON A SEARCH FOR A LEGENDARY WEAPON\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Daslakh is an AI with a problem. Its favorite human, a young man named Zee, is in love with a woman who never existed -- and he will scour the Solar System to find her. But in the Tenth Millennium a billion worlds circle the Sun--everything from terraformed planets to artificial habitats, home to a quadrillion beings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Daslakh's nicely settled life gets more complicated when Zee helps a woman named Adya escape a gang of crooks. This gets the pair caught up in the hunt for the Godel Trigger, a legendary weapon left over from an ancient war between humans and machines--which could spell the end of civilization. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In their search, they face a criminal cat and her henchmen, a paranoid supermind with a giant laser, the greatest thief in history, and a woman who might actually be Zee's lost love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's up to Daslakh to save civilization, keep Zee's love life on the right track--and make sure that nobody discovers the \u003ci\u003ereal\u003c\/i\u003e secret of the Godel Trigger. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eArkad's World\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Far-flung adventure . . . Cambias offers up an entertaining coming-of-age novel filled with action and surprises. His aliens are suitably non-human in mannerisms, attitudes, and objectives, and his worldbuilding suggests a vast universe ready for further exploration. Readers . . . will find this hits the spot.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \". . . a classic quest story, a well-paced series of encounters with different folk along the way, building momentum toward a final confrontation with Arkad's past . . .  with] a delicious twist to the end.\"--\u003ci\u003eALA Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Cambias has achieved a feat of world-building: an expansive, believable setting with fascinating aliens, compelling mysteries, and a rich sense of history.\"--\u003ci\u003eBookpage\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Drop a teenage boy into a distant planet chock full of colorful aliens--with troubles all their own. Stir, flavor, apply heat. A tour de force in the field, and great, quick fun.\"--Gregory Benford \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for the work of James L. Cambias: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Beautifully written, with a story that captures the imagination the way SF should.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An engaging nail-biter that is exciting, fun and a satisfying read.\"--\u003ci\u003eT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ehe Qwillery\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e '\"An impressive debut by a gifted writer.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003e starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An exceptionally thoughtful, searching and intriguing debut.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus, \u003c\/i\u003e starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"James Cambias will be one of the century's major names in hard science fiction.\"--Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eRed Planet Blues\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Fast-paced, pure quill hard science fiction. . . . Cambias delivers adroit plot pivots that keep the suspense coming.\"--Gregory Benford, Nebula Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eTimescape\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 05\/04\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982125561\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288","brand":"James L. Cambias","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39638569615541,"sku":"9781982125561","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_df1023e4-dd56-404d-ad5a-acbcd95af3c0.jpg?v=1617682590","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-godel-operation-9781982125561","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}