{"product_id":"plastivore-matt-truxaw-9798393699260","title":"Plastivore","description":"Nonbinary, cis, straight, queer, PhD, GED, human, microbe, AI. Labels don't matter when you're trying to save the world...and maybe make a little money. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt wasn't supposed to be able to survive outside the lab, but when the microbe escaped into the ocean, it not only survived, it thrived and changed. Now it consumed not only oil, but any synthetic plastic material. This was a boon to the natural world as the plastic waste in the ocean began to decline. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen the first ship sank, and it found its way on to land. As everything from car tires to electrical\u003cbr\u003einsulation to synthetic clothing begins to disintegrate, the race is on to find a way to stop the virulent microbe... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlex felt more comfortable with their artificial intelligence tools than they did around people.\u003cbr\u003eAfter their break up with Carmen, they just wanted to get away from everything. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTatsuo thought he had found a way to make refining oil more efficient, faster and more environmentally friendly.\u003cbr\u003eHe wanted to use organic life to improve Earth's energy supplies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCarl was a PhD candidate.\u003cbr\u003eHe was hoping the new microbe that he found in the middle of the ocean might be his ticket to his degree. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJake was a high school dropout.\u003cbr\u003eHe just wanted to F*ck around and Find Out. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese are a few of the folks who need to come together to try to stop the ravaging microbe before it's too late. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRead the latest sci fi thriller from Matt Truxaw. This one is hard to put down. A real page turner.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matt Truxaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8393699266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798393699260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Matt Truxaw","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45897390784767,"sku":"9798393699260","price":12.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ad175ab9-f9d4-4722-83af-b3c73dcb57fd.jpg?v=1721373821","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/plastivore-matt-truxaw-9798393699260","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}