{"product_id":"the-afterlife-project-tim-weed-9781039480452","title":"The Afterlife Project","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeparated by ten thousand years, a team of scientists and their test subject must work together to save the human species--before it's too late . .\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith humanity facing imminent extinction, Centauri Project scientists use technology originally designed for interstellar travel to send a test subject ten millennia into Earth's future. Marooned in an uninhabited wilderness, microbiologist Nicholas Hindman searches for evidence of remnant populations. He has a protocol to follow and is determined to do so to the bitter end--though he knows he's probably searching in vain, stranded on an uninhabited planet silently orbiting the sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, back in 2068 AD, a devastating hyperpandemic has quelled all talk of interstellar travel and thrown the future of humanity into grave doubt. Four surviving members of the Centauri team board a vintage solar-powered sailing yacht for a harrowing journey in search of a second test subject. Their destination is a small volcanic island north of Sicily rumored to harbor that rarest of creatures: a woman capable of getting pregnant, thereby ensuring this generation of Homo sapiens isn't the last. But first they must make it halfway across the post-apocalyptic globe, risking heatwaves, oceanic megastorms, murderous gangs, deranged cult leaders, a volcanic eruption, and the dangerous microbes that continue to circulate through the planet's atmosphere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA finalist for the Prism Prize for Climate Literature, \u003ci\u003eThe Afterlife Project\u003c\/i\u003e encompasses a desperate quest for the key to the future of humanity, an impossible love story, and a search for meaning across the inconceivable vastness of geological time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Smart, achingly beautiful, and (yes) important: a gripping novel of climate cataclysm with a cast of characters I cared about deeply.\" \u003cb\u003e--Chris Bohjalian, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Flight Attendant\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A super-smart, super-fun page-turner about a scientist trying to survive alone on Earth in the deep future--and the love of his life trying to travel through time to find him. I can't think of a single page that didn't make me pause to admire a sentence, an image, or a particularly fascinating idea. I loved this book.\" \u003cb\u003e--Angie Kim, \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHappiness Falls\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The Afterlife Project\u003c\/i\u003e isn't just a story about the end of the world as we know it--it's an exploration of beauty, and love, and hope in the darkness. If you were a fan of \u003ci\u003eCloud Atlas, \u003c\/i\u003e you won't want to miss this one.\" \u003cb\u003e--Janelle Brown, \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003ePretty Things\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This beautiful and heartbreaking book reminds us of what we have, and what we stand to lose. Unforgettable.\" \u003cb\u003e--Danielle Trussoni, \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Puzzle Master\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Weed is a fabulous storyteller working at the top of his game. I predict this novel will become a classic.\" \u003cb\u003e--Joseph Monninger, author of \u003ci\u003eThe World As We Know\u003c\/i\u003e It\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Weed delivers a highly intriguing storyline pulled off through creative worldbuilding and plausible technology . . . a tale that feels wholly original and movingly conveys the full weight of the circumstances while providing a riveting read in the process.\" \u003cb\u003e--BookLife by \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Weed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1039480454\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781039480452\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Podium Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Tim Weed","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46311227195647,"sku":"9781039480452","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e3454c0a-bb27-4878-9a5d-182e4ffadeff.jpg?v=1730888900","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-afterlife-project-tim-weed-9781039480452","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}