{"product_id":"9781668073001-crisis-at-proxima","title":"Crisis at Proxima","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eTime is running out for the inhabitants of Proxima Centauri. Unsettling discoveries there and at Luyten\u003c\/b\u003e’\u003cb\u003es star now threaten both Proxima and Earth, in a new hard science fiction thriller from Travis S. Taylor and Les Johnson.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst contact with the seemingly impossible human civilization at Proxima Centauri is not going well. The Earth ships sent to render aid have not been able to reverse the contagion ravaging their population and, worse, many Proximans are now wondering if the humans from Earth are there for other, not so charitable, reasons. Can the extinction-level disaster faced at Proxima be reversed by the combined ingenuity of scientists from both worlds working together?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Unsettling discoveries in the Proxima Centauri planetary system beg the questions: What if the evil gods depicted in Proxima’s ancient mythologies were real and far more powerful than even the humans from Earth with their late 21st-century technologies? Worse, what if their ancient oppressors never truly left?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for Travis S. Taylor:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “. explodes with inventive action.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e on Travis S. Taylor’s \u003ci\u003eThe Quantum Connection\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “[\u003ci\u003eWarp Speed\u003c\/i\u003e] reads like Doc Smith writing Robert Ludlum . You won’t want to put it down.” —John Ringo\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eStellaris: People of the Stars, \u003c\/i\u003ecoedited by Les Johnson:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “. a thought-provoking look at a selection of real-world challenges and speculative fiction solutions. Readers will enjoy this collection that is as educational as it is entertaining.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “This was an enjoyable collection of science fiction dealing with colonizing the stars. In the collection were several gems and the overall quality was high.” —\u003ci\u003eTangent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eMission to Methone \u003c\/i\u003eby Les Johnson:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “The spirit of Arthur C. Clarke and his contemporaries is alive and well in Johnson’s old-fashioned first-contact novel, set in 2068. includes plenty of realistic detail and puts fun new spins on familiar alien concepts. There’s a great deal here for fans of early hard SF.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “With equal parts science fiction and international intrigue. an exciting, fast-paced read that you will not want to put down.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eRescue Mode \u003c\/i\u003eby Ben Bova and Les Johnson:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “. a suspenseful and compelling narrative of the first human spaceflight to Mars.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56535709745526,"sku":"9781668073001","price":8.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_37652436.jpg?v=1762246009","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781668073001-crisis-at-proxima","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}