{"product_id":"no-world-warranty-f-alexander-brejcha-9780595318414","title":"No World Warranty","description":"\u003ci\u003eNo World Warranty\u003c\/i\u003e begins with a rewrite of two Nebula Award-recommended novellas about the potential horrors and salvation of nanotechnology. Originally published in \u003ci\u003eAnalog Science Fiction and Fact\u003c\/i\u003e as \"StarStep\" and \"The New Land\"--latter given Honorable Mention in Gardner Dozois' annual \u003ci\u003eYear's Best Science Fiction (8th Annual Collection\u003c\/i\u003e, [1991, St. Martin's: New York]), this adds a concluding novella. Inspired by \u003ci\u003eThe Engines of Creation\u003c\/i\u003e by K. Eric Drexler (Anchor Press\/ Doubleday: Garden City, New York, 1986), this epic tale describes building a whole new world to settle after Earth is nearly destroyed.\u003cp\u003e But when we get there, it turns out that we're not alone!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnalog's\u003c\/i\u003e editor Stanley Schmidt writes: \"...You may also notice that many of (Alex's) stories also deal with intelligent beings reaching across barriers to make contact and achieve understanding, whether it's humans with different sets of abilities, or humans and nonhumans with very different ways of living and experiencing the universe. They are, in short, about reaching beyond whatever limitations one might have - and we all have them - to find ways of living rich, satisfying, enjoyable, and rewarding lives. That's what Alex is about, too, and I think you'll enjoy his company as much as I have.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e F. Alexander Brejcha\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 059531841X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595318414\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.59d","brand":"F. Alexander Brejcha","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48435532759295,"sku":"9780595318414","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e2561908-f2be-4aa5-9a6c-791d616e5adc.jpg?v=1777151004","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/no-world-warranty-f-alexander-brejcha-9780595318414","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}