{"product_id":"the-moon-and-the-desert-9781982193362","title":"The Moon and the Desert","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat would it \u003ci\u003ereally \u003c\/i\u003etake to make the Six Million Dollar Man? A medical thriller on Earth and in space.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGlenn Armstrong Shepard had his sights set on going to Mars as a flight surgeon, but a training accident on the Moon left him crippled. Now he has a \u003ci\u003enew \u003c\/i\u003eplan: to be fitted with bionic prosthetics and come back even stronger. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fate and the Space Force have other plans, and Glenn is grounded. Another doctor--his ex-fiancée--takes his place, and Glenn will have to fight to prove he can be an astronaut once more. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eStellaris: People of the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, co-edited by Robert E. Hampson: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"[A] thought-provoking look at a selection of real-world challenges and speculative fiction solutions. . . . Readers will enjoy this collection that is as educational as it is entertaining.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This was an enjoyable collection of science fiction dealing with colonizing the stars. In the collection were several gems and the overall quality was high.\" --\u003ci\u003eTangent\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 03\/26\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982193362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.75h x 4.13w x 1.00d","brand":"Robert E. Hampson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43568831529141,"sku":"9781982193362","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_cba872ba-c1fb-4211-882d-101d7b2d9b44.jpg?v=1706631573","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-moon-and-the-desert-9781982193362","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}