{"product_id":"the-proteus-bridge-m-d-cooper-9781643650159","title":"The Proteus Bridge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCroon-ya! Rhymes with ruin-ya!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCruithne Station: an ugly hunk of rock in a wobbly orbit between Mars and Earth. Future Casablanca. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSmuggler's paradise. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeep in the Info Jungle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA hive of scum and villainy where anything is had for a price. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCroon-ya! So squawk the gray parrots of Cruithne Station's Night Park. How these super-intelligent birds came to occupy a dead fountain in the middle of Sol's criminal underbelly is a story of secret laboratories, uplifted animals and AI experimentation, with a frosty topping of gambling, piracy and totalitarian espionage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor orphans Fugia Wong and Ngoba Starl, growing up in the depths of Cruithne's Lowspin Sector means hustle or die. So they hustle. And they're damn good at it. When friendship with one of the station's famous Gray Parrots opens the door on a secret smuggling operation for illegal AI between InnerSol and Neptune's Proteus, they'll have to choose between the hustle and doing the right thing. Or as Ngoba asks: Why not both? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSometimes winning the game means making your own path. And that path may turn into a bridge that leads not only to Proteus, but to the Sentience Wars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e M. D. Cooper, James S. Aaron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1643650157\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643650159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e M. D. Cooper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/28\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.72d","brand":"M. D. Cooper","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44302424277247,"sku":"9781643650159","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_30b973ed-13da-44fd-82bd-02fac2554a71.jpg?v=1695161505","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-proteus-bridge-m-d-cooper-9781643650159","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}