{"product_id":"icicle-robert-g-williscroft-9781968367282","title":"Icicle: A Tensor Matrix","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBraxton Thorpe has discovered a threat to the entire Solar System, but he has a problem: he's dead.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"\u003cem\u003eThere's interstellar travel, wormholes, aliens, and the threat of inter-planetary war, which, together with Braxton's personal and wider quest, adds up to one hell of an adventure. Not bad for a dead man!\u003c\/em\u003e\" -Sebastian J. Brook, Editor of \u003cem\u003eDoctor Who Online\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Frozen at death, Thorpe awakens to find himself uploaded into an electronic matrix. Exploring beyond the matrix and the larger GlobalNet, he discovers the Oort, a distributed electronic entity older than humanity, with an unnerving secret: aliens wiped out nearly all life on Earth once, and are coming back to do it again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The mathematical entity that is Thorpe has to find a way to convince humans of the threat, and in time to do something about it. But how, and what?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e If you've read Niven's \u003cem\u003eA World Out of Time\u003c\/em\u003e or Taylor's \u003cem\u003eWe Are Legion, \u003c\/em\u003e the opening of \u003cem\u003eIcicle\u003c\/em\u003e will only \"seem\" familiar. Buckle up for a wild ride-you ain't seen nothin' yet!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert G. Williscroft\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1968367284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781968367282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Starman Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.86d","brand":"Robert G. Williscroft","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49097186181375,"sku":"9781968367282","price":19.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/icicle-robert-g-williscroft-9781968367282","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}