{"product_id":"the-dark-beyond-the-stars-paperback","title":"The Dark Beyond the Stars - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrank M. Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor two thousand years, the starship \u003ci\u003eAstron \u003c\/i\u003ehas search the galaxy for alien life--without success. Now, just as the ship is falling apart, the only direction left to explore is across the Dark, a one-hundred-generation journey through empty space. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe ship's captain--immortal, obessed--refuses to abandon the quest. He will cross the Dark, or destroy the ship trying. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnly Sparrow, a young crewman uncertain of his own past, can stand against the captain, and against the lure and challenge of the dark beyond the stars....\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor two thousand years, the starship Astron has searched the galaxy for alien life - without success. Now, just as the ship is falling apart, the only direction left to explore is across the Dark, a one-hundred-generation journey through empty space. The ship's captain - immortal, obsessed - refuses to abandon the quest. He will cross the Dark, or destroy the ship trying. Only Sparrow, a young crewman uncertain of his own past, can stand against the captain, and against the lure and challenge of the dark beyond the stars...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank M. Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (1926-2014) is the author of the classic thrillers, \u003ci\u003eThe Power\u003c\/i\u003e, filmed in 1968, and \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Tower\u003c\/i\u003e, which was one of the sources for the Irwin Allen blockbuster film \u003ci\u003eThe Towering Inferno.\u003c\/i\u003e A U.S. Navy veteran of both WWII and the Korean War, he earned degrees in physics and journalism. He worked at a number of magazines, including\u003ci\u003e Science Digest, Rogue, Cavalier\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e before becoming a freelance writer. He is the author of many novels and stories, a noted collector of pulp magazines, and was the executor of the estate of Harvey Milk. His novel \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Beyond the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e won the Lambda Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 420\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.07 x 8.16 x 5.42 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759241363744,"sku":"9780312866242","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/784c1a95d9e6fad8331ce81fedb8a213.webp?v=1780146535","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-dark-beyond-the-stars-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}