{"product_id":"the-cloud-d-w-patterson-9798223139973","title":"The Cloud","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Cloud: A Novella\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was the most audacious undertaking ever conceived by man. The building of a system-spanning Starway where giant light-sails would journey on beams of laser-light to distant stars. Not only a pathway to the stars but also an abode of life, the Starway included many space habitats built to maintain its great focusing arrays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut there was misunderstanding along the Starway. Misunderstanding between the Starway Corporation and the settlements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd misunderstanding always leads to disaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Cloud\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a novella set in the future (2320s) and is the tenth story in the \u003cstrong\u003eFuture Chron Universe\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eFuture Chron Universe\u003c\/strong\u003e consists of 9 novels, 16 novellas, and 8 short stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHard Science Fiction - Old School.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e D. W. Patterson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798223139973\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e D.W. Patterson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.14d","brand":"D. W. Patterson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48850901631231,"sku":"9798223139973","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-cloud-d-w-patterson-9798223139973","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}