{"product_id":"hope-of-arilon-simons-folly-9798257310607","title":"Hope of Arilon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCan you fail so badly you save the last of the Earthicans?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLee is an addict pilot who bungled his last big heist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrea is an underemployed engineer who regrets developing the human's most devastating weapon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Saurothrop destroyed Earth, leaving the duo trapped together on a stolen starship they have to pay for. The fastest way to pay off the ship and their debtors on a dystopian cloaked Mars is to salvage crystalline weapons or drag back some intact Saurothrop corpses. They are outgunned, outnumbered, and any other species they seek to form an alliance with doesn't even have the basics in common, like breathing air or having liquid water on their homeworlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong flights, terrible rations, and psychic monsters abound on their quest to fail upwards, accidentally making the human animal a known player on the galactic stage while trying to collect a paycheck.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHope of Arilon by Simons Folly is a scifi exploration adventure into the unknown whose universe is as strange as a human mind can deliver. It's perfect for fans of Ian Douglas, Frederik Pohl, and Marko Kloos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simons Folly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798257310607\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.65d","brand":"Simons Folly","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084184330495,"sku":"9798257310607","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hope-of-arilon-simons-folly-9798257310607","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}