{"product_id":"marooned-in-realtime-paperback","title":"Marooned in Realtime - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVernor Vinge\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMultiple Hugo Award winner Vernor Vinge takes readers on a fifty-million-year trip to a future where humanity's fate will be decided in a dangerous game of high-tech survival. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this taut thriller, a Hugo finalist for Best Novel, nobody knows why there are only three hundred humans left alive on the Earth fifty million years from now. Opinion is fiercely divided on whether to settle in and plant the seed of mankind anew, or to continue using high-energy stasis fields, or bobbles, in venturing into the future. When somebody is murdered, it's obvious someone has a secret he or she is willing to kill to preserve.The murder intensifies the rift between the two factions, threatening the survival of the human race. It's up to 21st century detective Wil Brierson, the only cop left in the world, to find the culprit, a diabolical fiend whose lust for power could cause the utter extinction of man. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilled with excitement and adventure, Vinge's tense SF puzzler will satisfy readers with its sense of wonder and engaging characters, one of whom is a murderer with a unique modus operandi.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVernor Vinge\u003c\/b\u003e has won five Hugo Awards, two of them in the Zones of Thought series: \u003ci\u003eA Fire Upon the Deep\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Deepness in the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e. Known for his rigorous hard-science approach to his science fiction, he became an iconic figure among cybernetic scientists with the publication in 1981 of his novella True Names, which is considered a seminal, visionary work of Internet fiction. His many books also include \u003ci\u003eMarooned in Realtime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRainbows End\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Peace War\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 8.26 x 5.64 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761443569952,"sku":"9780765308849","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ab670ab3b85e1a60eb49d3dd0ab36e33.webp?v=1780207678","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/marooned-in-realtime-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}