{"product_id":"ball-lightning-9780765394095","title":"Ball Lightning","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of the Three-Body Trilogy, Cixin Liu's \u003ci\u003eBall Lightning\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of what happens when the beauty of scientific inquiry runs up against the drive to harness new discoveries with no consideration of their possible consequences.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Chen's parents are incinerated before his eyes by a blast of ball lightning, he devotes his life to cracking the secret of this mysterious natural phenomenon. His search takes him to stormy mountaintops, an experimental military weapons lab, and an old Soviet science station. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe more he learns, the more he comes to realize that ball lightning is just the tip of an entirely new frontier. While Chen's quest for answers gives purpose to his lonely life, it also pits him against soldiers and scientists with motives of their own: a beautiful army major with an obsession with dangerous weaponry, and a physicist who has no place for ethical considerations in his single-minded pursuit of knowledge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWildly imaginative.--Barack Obama on The Three-Body Problem trilogy\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTor books by Cixin Liu \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Three-Body Problem Series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e#1\u003ci\u003e The Three-Body Problem\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e#2\u003ci\u003e The Dark Forest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e#3\u003ci\u003e Death's End\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-7139842\"\u003eCixin Liu\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780765394095\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 076539409X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC028020\"\u003eScience Fiction | Hard Science Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC028050\"\u003eScience Fiction | Military\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC094030\"\u003eWorld Literature | China | 21st Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCIXIN LIU is a prolific and popular science fiction writer in the People's Republic of China. Liu is a winner of the Hugo Award and a multiple winner of the Galaxy Award (the Chinese Hugo) and the Xing Yun Award (the Chinese Nebula). He lives with his family in Yangquan, Shanxi. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLiu is the author of The Remembrance of Earth's Past Trilogy (\u003ci\u003eThe Three-Body Problem\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Forest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDeath's End\u003c\/i\u003e), and \u003ci\u003eBall Lightning\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJOEL MARTINSEN (translator) is research director for a media intelligence company. His translations have appeared in \u003ci\u003eWords Without Borders\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePathlight\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Edinburgh.","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42704324002029,"sku":"9780765394095","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_057976b3-8de4-414a-875a-47adff038500.jpg?v=1649995498","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/ball-lightning-9780765394095","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}