{"product_id":"mind-painter-tom-b-night-9798685060075","title":"Mind Painter","description":"\u003cb\u003eThree Centuries. Two Planets. One mind-bending story.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho-or what-shall inherit the Earth?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2045, the climate crisis has pushed civilization to the brink of nuclear war. Trillionaire space magnate John Rook leads a desperate escape to the nascent Mars colony. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when the atomic auroras fade and those left on Earth find themselves struggling against more than just fallout and other survivors, the lucky ones who got away fear they made a one-way trip. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCenturies later in the now-sprawling Martian metropolis, a transformed species tries to cope with life on an alien world starved of flora and fauna. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheir ancestors' actions and the distant neon blue flicker of the rewilded Earth haunt those confined to the rusty red planet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNone feel it more than John's daughter, the eminent Gloria Rook. Her mind and body are sharper than ever, but no cybernetic implant or designer chemical can dull the longing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn impossible signal hints there may be a way to return to Earth and reveals another more nefarious secret. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt might just be Gloria and the Martians' chance to finally go home, or destroy everything they've built. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eMind Painter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Beautifully written, haunting, and provocative depiction of inter-planetary life spanning over three hundred years - highly recommend.\" -\u003ci\u003eReedsy\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This richly layered story is fantastical, yet grounded in deeply relatable issues. Add in wildly creative prose that brings the 24th century Martian landscape to life, a cast of evocative, three-dimensional characters, and a sinister astral corporation, and the result is a masterful work of dystopian sci-fi.\" -\u003ci\u003eSPR\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eReady to cross the voids of time and space to uncover the secrets of survival-and extinction?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom B. Night\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798685060075\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.61d","brand":"Tom B. Night","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49168445735167,"sku":"9798685060075","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mind-painter-tom-b-night-9798685060075","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}