{"product_id":"red-tide-larry-niven-9798212191609","title":"Red Tide","description":"\u003cp\u003eLoosely based on Larry Niven's 1973 novella Flash Crowd, Red Tide continues to examine the social consequences of the impact of having instantaneous teleportation, where humans can instantly travel long distances in milliseconds. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a theme that has fascinated the author throughout his career and even appears in his seminal work Ringworld, where the central character celebrates his birthday by instantly teleporting himself to different time zones, extending his \"birthday.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author also discusses the impact of such instantaneous transportation in his essay, \"Exercise in Speculation: The Theory and Practice of Teleportation.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLarry Niven is joined by two younger writers, Brad R. Torgersen and Mathew J. Harrington, as they take on this challenging idea and further develop the theories and concepts that Niven originally presented in Flash Crowd.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Larry Niven, Brad R. Torgersen, Mathew J. Harrington\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8212191605\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798212191609\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Blackstone Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e MP3 CD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.77h x 5.35w x 0.63d","brand":"Larry Niven","offers":[{"title":"MP3 CD","offer_id":44075920523519,"sku":"9798212191609","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f0d5e943-4bee-40ec-a169-13d42ec1e208.jpg?v=1685462197","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/red-tide-larry-niven-9798212191609","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}