{"product_id":"nucleation-kimberly-unger-9781616963385","title":"Nucleation","description":"\u003cb\u003e2022 Compton Crook Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Recommended for fans of Richard K. Morgan's \u003ci\u003eAltered Carbon\u003c\/i\u003e and Martha Wells' Murderbot series.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn this riveting debut science-fiction technothriller, a top-notch VR pilot encounters a disaster during the highest profile space-faring project of her career. Now she must unearth a critical truth: was her discovery due to a betrayal, a business rival, or a threat to humanity itself?\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHelen Vectorvich just botched first contact. And she did it in both virtual reality and outer space. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnly the most elite Far Reaches deep-space pilots get to run waldos: robots controlled from thousands of lightyears away via neural integration and quantum entanglement. Helen and her navigator were heading the construction of a wormhole gate that would connect Earth to the stars . . . until a routine system check turned deadly. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs nasty rumors swarm around her, and overeager junior pilots jockey to take her place, Helen makes a startling discovery: microscopic alien life is devouring their corporate equipment. Is the Scale just mindless, extra-terrestrial bacteria? Or is it working--and killing--with a purpose? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile Helen struggles to get back into the pilot's chair, and to communicate with the Scale, someone--or something--is trying to sabotage the Far Reaches project once and for all. They'll have to get through Helen first.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kimberly Unger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1616963387\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781616963385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tachyon Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/13\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/10\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2020 pg. 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2020 pg. 37\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2020","brand":"Kimberly Unger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994518487295,"sku":"9781616963385","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_94ecc488-10b2-4209-9ebd-fc047b742584.jpg?v=1683330630","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nucleation-kimberly-unger-9781616963385","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}