{"product_id":"9780008121143","title":"Bright Light: An EPIC ADVENTURE FROM THE MASTER OF MILITARY SCIENCE FICTION (Star Carrier, Book 8)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eThere’s no more time…\u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere’s always more time…\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrevor Gray has been stripped of his command of the starship \u003cem\u003eAmerica\u003c\/em\u003e, and is unsure what to do with his life. Having dedicated so much of himself to the service, he knew following the super-AI Konstantin’s advice could have severe consequences. He just never thought he would be out of the fight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause that’s what Earth is in: a fight against a sinister alien force so technologically advanced that there seems little hope. That’s why he disobeyed his orders in the first place – to figure out a way to stop them. But now he’s beached.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhich is just what Konstantin wanted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the super-AI has a plan: connect Gray with the Pan-Europeans, and set him on a course to the remote star Deneb. There, he is to make contact with a mysterious alien civilization using the new artificial intelligence Bright Light, and maybe — if they can make it in time — prevent humanity from being wiped from the universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDouglas's Bright Light is a testament to the best of science fiction, a thrilling exploration of space and the war that humanity must wage against a technologically superior alien force. The narrative is a hard-hitting space opera, a military strategy tale that is as riveting as it is thought-provoking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Jack Campbell (Beyond the Frontier), Richard Fox (Governor), David Weber (The Short Victorious War), Christopher G. Nuttall (Schooled in Magic), and Marko Kloos (Centers of Gravity).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ian Douglas, Read by Nick Sullivan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889151201429,"sku":"9780008121143","price":35.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008121143_8a0f5d40-ead9-4fd2-8f7a-b51a14e427e8.jpg?v=1776888443","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008121143","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}