{"product_id":"shipstar-9781250878038","title":"Shipstar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe dramatic sequel to Larry Niven and Gregory Benford's New York Times bestselling novel, \u003ci\u003eBowl of Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eScience fiction masters Larry Niven (\u003ci\u003eRingworld\u003c\/i\u003e) and Gregory Benford (\u003ci\u003eTimescape\u003c\/i\u003e) continue the thrilling adventure of a human expedition to another star system that is jeopardized by an encounter with an astonishingly immense artifact in interstellar space: a bowl-shaped structure cupping a star, with a habitable area equivalent to many millions of Earths. And which, tantalizingly, is on a direct path heading toward the same system the human ship is to colonize. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInvestigating the Bowl, or Shipstar, the human explorers are separated--one group captured by the gigantic structure's alien inhabitants, the other pursued across its strange and dangerous landscape--while the mystery of the Shipstar's origins and purpose propel the human voyagers toward discoveries that transform their understanding of their place in the universe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10373050\"\u003eGregory Benford\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tor Trade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.13w x 0.93d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250878038\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250878039\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-FIC028090\"\u003eScience Fiction | Alien Contact\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGREGORY BENFORD is professor of physics at the University of California, Irvine, and lives in Irvine. Benford is a winner of the United Nations Medal for Literature, and the Nebula Award for his classic novel \u003ci\u003eTimescape\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLARRY NIVEN is the author of the Ringworld series and many other science fiction masterpieces. His \u003ci\u003eBeowulf's Children\u003c\/i\u003e, coauthored with Jerry Pournelle and Steven Barnes, was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller. He lives in Chatsworth, California.","brand":"Tor Trade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48459290575085,"sku":"9781250878038","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_79adf94d-0fed-41e0-9811-6e6f546fd755.jpg?v=1753632367","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/shipstar-9781250878038","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}