{"product_id":"dreamfall-paperback","title":"Dreamfall - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoan D. Vinge\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCat, the halfbreed telepath hero of \u003ci\u003eCatspaw \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePsion\u003c\/i\u003e, joins a research team on Refuge, homeworld of his mother's people, the Hydrans. Immediately, he finds trouble when he helps a Hydran woman escape human pursuers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe decimated Hydran population of Refuge is confined to a bleak \"homeland,\" by a huge corporate state, Tau Biotech. Tau also controls Refuge's one unique natural resource, \"Dreamfall.\" The tangible residue of cast-off thoughts from beautiful, enigmatic \"cloud whales,\" dreamfall forms vast reefs, sacred to the Hydrans, but mere exploitable data to Tau. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCaught between Tau and desperate Hydrans who fight to reclaim their world, Cat must somehow forge the ruins of the past into a means to defeat Tau's brutality to save his people--and himself.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoan D. Vinge\u003c\/b\u003e wrote the Hugo Award bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Snow Queen\u003c\/i\u003e, sequels including the Hugo finalist \u003ci\u003eThe Summer Queen\u003c\/i\u003e and the Nebula finalist \u003ci\u003eWorld's End\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Cat series. She's written a dozen movie adaptations, including the #1 bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Return of The Jedi\u003c\/i\u003e Storybook. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 431\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759233663264,"sku":"9780765303424","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fae4ee49d5aa58c98dc4095d9cd94148.webp?v=1780146321","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/dreamfall-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}