{"product_id":"do-not-open-robert-g-pranic-9781923707481","title":"Do Not Open: Book One of the Lines We Don't Cross series","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a Melbourne quantum materials lab, scientist \u003cstrong\u003eAisha Kade\u003c\/strong\u003e discovers evidence that should not exist: an organised interior world hidden inside a platinum ring. When the anomaly begins to communicate, Aisha and her colleagues choose caution over glory, building a first-contact protocol grounded in consent, witness, safety, and law.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe world within the ring, \u003cstrong\u003eIsorion\u003c\/strong\u003e, is home to a civilisation that has its own councils, fears, and political tensions. Contact is possible, but only if both sides move slowly enough to avoid harm. As human researchers struggle to keep the discovery from becoming a military, corporate, or media spectacle, the ring reveals more than a single miracle. It reveals history, memory, and a system of crossings far older and more dangerous than anyone expected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs new teams push deeper into the mystery, they uncover names, warnings, and other rooms where consent may already have failed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDo Not Open\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is an adult hard science fiction novel with the urgency of a technological thriller, the emotional tension of intimate discovery, and a uniquely ethical first-contact framework at its core. It opens the \u003cem\u003eLines We Don't Cross\u003c\/em\u003e series with wonder, danger, and a powerful question: what if the greatest test of intelligence is not whether we can cross the boundary, but whether we can refuse to?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert G. Pranic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1923707485\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781923707481\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cinarp Industries\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.61d","brand":"Robert G. Pranic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665548087551,"sku":"9781923707481","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/do-not-open-robert-g-pranic-9781923707481","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}