{"product_id":"clowns-peter-cawdron-9798827331117","title":"Clowns","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst Contact occurred a decade ago with a traveling circus in the high-altitude desert plateau of Uzbekistan. The US Government has been covertly monitoring extraterrestrial activity around Earth since then but has struggled to make contact. They've kept tabs on the circus and its founder, Buster Al-Hashimi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour years ago, Buster returned to the US to start a counter-culture group called \u003ci\u003eThe Clowns\u003c\/i\u003e, challenging the sociopolitical status quo in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eClowns\u003c\/i\u003e asks the question: \u003cb\u003eWhat would an extraterrestrial intelligence think about our intelligence?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFIRST CONTACT is a series of stand-alone novels that explore humanity's first interaction with extraterrestrial life. This series is similar to BLACK MIRROR or THE TWILIGHT ZONE in that the series is based on a common theme rather than common characters. This allows these books to be read in any order. Technically, they're all first as they all deal with how we might initially respond to contact with aliens, exploring the social, political, religious, and scientific aspects of First Contact.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Cawdron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798827331117\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 478\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.96d","brand":"Peter Cawdron","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48066580644095,"sku":"9798827331117","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_14293a95-95fb-4570-875f-47eb78551f6f.jpg?v=1768679221","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/clowns-peter-cawdron-9798827331117","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}