{"product_id":"the-man-who-loved-alien-albert-wendland-9781935738619","title":"The Man Who Loved Alien Landscapes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA science fiction novel that begins as a murder mystery and is taken over by an interstellar treasure hunt.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat could draw poet, explorer, loner and paranoid Mykol Ranglen away from the relative peace of his own stellar habitat? He has no choice in the matter as one by one acquaintances are murdered or disappear altogether. Propelled by ever changing and deepening mysteries Mykol embarks to uncover secrets which could make people rich beyond their wildest dreams...or tear apart human civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe escalating quest takes him through worlds of many dangerous extremes, leading him to confront the deadly alien \"fist of thorns,\" extinct species refusing to give up their power over the future, and those racing against him to uncover the secret first. But in the course of his pursuit, he must also face his own secrets. And some of these are more dangerous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\"In Wendland's intricately plotted, character-driven debut, pulp exploration meets philosophical speculation, and a moralistic sensibility is fused with Philip K. Dick's paranoid fantasies and Ray Bradbury's awe of alien encounters.\"--Publishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Inside are alien worlds and titanic space habitats and a brilliant and paranoid hero, all skillfully blended together with long-vanished galactic secrets.\" --from the Forward by William H. Keith, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Best Selling Author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Albert Wendland,Wendland Albert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1935738615\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781935738619\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dog Star Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/12\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2014 pg. 68","brand":"Albert Wendland","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48659523928319,"sku":"9781935738619","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-man-who-loved-alien-albert-wendland-9781935738619","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}