{"product_id":"ascendants-don-schechter-9781967510344","title":"Ascendants","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt's not the life you lead; it's the blood you bleed.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy 2060, society has been divided into two classes by a groundbreaking discovery: An afterlife exists, but only for the genetic few. Ascendants are genetically destined to experience what comes after. Biomasses are condemned to oblivion. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new era of Ascension is controlled by The Jacobs Institute, a powerful research organization challenging the limits of consciousness and morality. \u003cem\u003eAscendants\u003c\/em\u003e follows three characters caught up in The Institute's web of secrets-the visionary scientist who started it all, a grieving husband beholden to his belief, and a fierce young woman grappling with what society has become. What will it cost them to unravel the science that fuels The Institute's power? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gripping techno-thriller, \u003cem\u003eAscendants\u003c\/em\u003e is both a warning against the weaponization of science and belief, and a vision for the survival of humanity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Don Schechter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1967510342\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781967510344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e GFB\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/28\/2026","brand":"Don Schechter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48450496397567,"sku":"9781967510344","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_37b7b0e3-7f18-43a8-9a2c-a45d2c4bebf2.jpg?v=1777268066","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ascendants-don-schechter-9781967510344","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}