{"product_id":"9780008148102","title":"Seveneves (free sampler)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe astounding new novel from the master of science fiction\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePresident Barack Obama’s summer reading choice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat would happen if the world were ending?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a catastrophic event renders the earth a ticking time bomb, it triggers a feverish race against the inevitable. An ambitious plan is devised to ensure the survival of humanity far beyond our atmosphere. But unforeseen dangers threaten the intrepid pioneers, until only a handful of survivors remain…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive thousand years later, their progeny – seven distinct races now three billion strong – embark on yet another audacious journey into the unknown, to an alien world utterly transformed by cataclysm and time: Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA writer of dazzling genius and imaginative vision, Neal Stephenson combines science, philosophy, technology, psychology, and literature in a magnificent work of speculative fiction that offers a portrait of a future that is at once extraordinary and eerily recognizable. He explores some of our biggest ideas and perplexing challenges in a breathtaking saga that is daring, engrossing, and altogether brilliant.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Neal Stephenson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47285338407061,"sku":"9780008148102","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008148102.jpg?v=1776992070","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008148102","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}