{"product_id":"zero-g-book-1-9781501111563","title":"Zero-G: Book 1","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this heart-pounding science fiction adventure from William Shatner, debonaire, eighty-year-old director Samuel Lord and the \"Zero-G\" men are in charge of investigating terrorism, crime, corruption, and espionage aboard the space station \u003ci\u003eEmpyrean\u003c\/i\u003e--and stopping the Chinese from accidentally destroying the Earth.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the year 2050, the United States sends the FBI to govern its space station, \u003ci\u003eThe Empyrean. \u003c\/i\u003eUnder the command of suave, eighty-year-old director Samuel Lord, the \"Zero-G\" men are in charge of investigating terrorism, crime, corruption, and espionage and of keeping an eye on the rival Chinese and Russian stations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNASA is conducting a top-secret project in the agricultural center of the US space station \u003ci\u003eEmpyrean, \u003c\/i\u003eusing microscopic robots called nanites to construct a vine that can survive in space. The plan is to grow structural material for an elevator that will reach from the \u003ci\u003eEmpyrean\u003c\/i\u003e and Earth. Unfortunately, a Russian spy inadvertently causes the growth to rage out of control, not only threatening the \u003ci\u003eEmpyrean\u003c\/i\u003e, but the Russian space station \u003ci\u003eRed Giant. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnder the guidance of Director Samuel Lord, Zero-G must identify the spy, help find a way to reverse the fast-replicating vine, and manage a form of \"space zombie\" birthed by the nanites. The surprising solution takes Lord and a Russian pilot on a dangerous mission to Venus--where a shocking discovery awaits. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A tightly paced blend of police procedural, military science fiction, and space opera, set in an intriguing near-future world\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eZero-G\u003c\/i\u003e is an exciting installment from a master of the craft.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/13\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501111563\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.10d","brand":"William Shatner, Jeff Rovin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45130956800181,"sku":"9781501111563","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_98916bd7-d8a0-4e32-be5b-258b56e7854e.jpg?v=1740460068","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/zero-g-book-1-9781501111563","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}