{"product_id":"branches-casey-swanson-9798998699269","title":"Branches","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a future where Earths resources have been deleted, humanity relies on the Explorer's guild to discover and colonize new worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSenior Explorer Anya Tyszko and her apprentice, Sulligan embark on a First Landing mission to a barren world that once supported life. Their goal is to map. Explore and establish a base for future missions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Anya and Sulligan explore the planet they discover the ruins of an ancient civilization, mysterious glyphs and evidence of a catastrophic event that ended life on the planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir discoveries raise questions about the fate of the lost world's the Guild has discovered, and the possibility of finding living cultures beyond the Earth and its colonies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Explorers face technological challenges, psychological strain and the ever present danger of the unknown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, Anya's husband Gustof, an agricultural researcher for the Guild, struggles with loneliness and paranoia back on Earth. His green house is sabotaged with a hallucinogenic spore, leading to a tense investigation that reveals a conspiracy inside the Guild.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout all of this Anya and Gustof's love and psychic bond endures across the cosmos and, together with Sulligan they address humanity, affirming a new era of exploration, cooperation and hope for the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Casey Swanson,Jessica Dailey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798998699269\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sageauthor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.33d","brand":"Casey Swanson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48520277786879,"sku":"9798998699269","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_57cba1ac-1b95-413b-8888-0e849568b02f.jpg?v=1778741798","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/branches-casey-swanson-9798998699269","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}