{"product_id":"beggars-sky-hardcover","title":"Beggar's Sky - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWil McCarthy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wildly original alien contact novel, set against a vivid backdrop of near-Earth corporate intrigue.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTrillionaire Igbal Renz has constructed a starship capable of making the twenty-year journey to Alpha Centauri. So why is he stopping at barely one-tenth that distance, with a cargo of a hundred frozen scientists and diplomats? Rumors abound that Renz Ventures, Inc., has made contact with . . . something. And yet, as deadly stealth ships prowl the space lanes and as the corporate space race threatens to devolve into outright warfare, the Four Horsemen of space industry are discovering firsthand that even in a limitless and lawless frontier, no one can ever be truly self-sufficient.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngineer\/novelist\/journalist\/entrepreneur \u003cb\u003eWil McCarthy\u003c\/b\u003e is a former contributing editor for \u003ci\u003eWIRED \u003c\/i\u003emagazine and science columnist for the SyFy channel. A lifetime member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, he has been nominated for the Nebula, Locus, Seiun, AnLab, Colorado Book, Theodore Sturgeon, and Philip K. Dick awards. His short fiction has graced the pages of \u003ci\u003eAnalog, Asimov's, WIRED, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSF Age, \u003c\/i\u003e and his novels include the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable \u003ci\u003eBloom\u003c\/i\u003e, Amazon.com \"Best of Y2K\" \u003ci\u003eThe Collapsium\u003c\/i\u003e (a national bestseller), \u003ci\u003eTo Crush the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAntediluvian\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also written for TV, appeared on The History Channel and The Science Channel, and published nonfiction in half a dozen magazines. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Previously a flight controller for Lockheed Martin Space Launch Systems and later an engineering manager for Omnitech Robotics and founder\/president\/CTO of Raven Brick LLC, McCarthy hold patents of his own in seven countries, including twenty-nine issued U.S. patents in the field of nanostructured optical materials.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.03 x 9.25 x 6.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 06, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765127119136,"sku":"9781982193188","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f752f15c09f1b0389af27d251d26452e.webp?v=1780262481","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/beggars-sky-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}