{"product_id":"shadows-of-eternity-paperback","title":"Shadows of Eternity - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGregory Benford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A fascinating plunge into a new world. I loved the idea of the SETI Library on the moon. Chasing wormholes is also a wild ride!\" --Jack McDevitt, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eOctavia Gone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShadows of Eternity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is legendary author Gregory Benford's return to interstellar science fiction as a discovery within the SETI library on the moon turns out to be deadly.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eShadows of Eternity\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel set two centuries from now. Humanity has established a SETI library on the moon to decipher and interpret the many messages from alien societies we have discovered. The most intriguing messages are from complete artificial intelligences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRuth, a beginner Librarian, must talk to alien minds--who have aggressive agendas of their own. She opens doors into strangeness beyond imagination--and in her quest for understanding nearly gets killed doing it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGregory Benford is one of science fiction's iconic writers, having been nominated for four Hugo Awards and twelve Nebula Awards. \u003ci\u003eShadows of Eternity\u003c\/i\u003e marks Gregory Benford's return to the sweeping galactic science fiction that readers have been waiting for.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGregory Benford is a physicist, educator, and author. He received a BS from the University of Oklahoma and a PhD from the University of California, San Diego. Benford is a professor of physics at the University of California, Irvine, where he has been a faculty member since 1971. He is a Woodrow Wilson Fellow and a Visiting Fellow at Cambridge University. He has served as an advisor to the Department of Energy, NASA, and the White House Council on Space Policy. He is the author of over twenty novels, including \u003ci\u003eIn the Ocean of the Night\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Heart of the Comet \u003c\/i\u003e(with David Brin), \u003ci\u003eFoundation's Fear\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Bowl of Heaven \u003c\/i\u003e(with Larry Niven), \u003ci\u003eTimescape\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Berlin Project\u003c\/i\u003e. A two-time winner of the Nebula Award, Benford has also won the John W. Campbell Award, the British Science Fiction Award (BSFA), the Australian Ditmar Award, and the 1990 United Nations Medal in Literature. In 1995 he received the Lord Foundation Award for contributions to science and the public comprehension of it. He has served as scientific consultant to the NHK Network and for \u003ci\u003eStar Trek: The Next Generation\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 12, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763196952864,"sku":"9781534443631","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/70c30fbc3aef8f1bfe6ede53f2558bc0.webp?v=1780229369","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/shadows-of-eternity-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}