{"product_id":"burning-dark-paperback","title":"Burning Dark - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdam Christopher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Christopher's dazzling first novel, \u003ci\u003eEmpire State, \u003c\/i\u003e was named the Best Book of 2012 by\u003ci\u003e SciFi Now\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. Here he explores new dimensions of time and space in \u003ci\u003eThe Burning Dark.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBack in the day, Captain Abraham Idaho Cleveland had led the Fleet into battle against an implacable machine intelligence capable of devouring entire worlds. After saving a planet, and getting a bum robot knee in the process, he finds himself relegated to one of the most remote backwaters in Fleetspace, overseeing the decommissioning of a semi-deserted space station. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe station's reclusive commandant is nowhere to be seen. Persistent malfunctions plague the station's systems while interference from a toxic purple star makes even ordinary communications problematic. Alien shadows and whispers seem to haunt the lonely corridors and airlocks, fraying the nerves of everyone aboard. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIsolated and friendless, Cleveland reaches out to the universe via an old-fashioned space radio, only to tune in to a strange, enigmatic signal: a woman's voice that echoes across a thousand light-years of space. But is the transmission just a random bit of static from the past--or a warning of an undying menace beyond mortal comprehension? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBuilds tension expertly. Claustrophobic in mood but with the scope of great space opera, this is SF you will want to read with the light on.--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review, on \u003ci\u003eThe Burning Dark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Christopher\u003c\/b\u003e is a novelist and comic writer. In 2010, as an editor, Christopher won a Sir Julius Vogel award, New Zealand's highest science fiction honor. His debut novel, \u003ci\u003eEmpire State\u003c\/i\u003e, was SciFiNow's Book of the Year and a Financial Times Book of the Year for 2012. In 2013, he was nominated for the Sir Julius Vogel award for Best New Talent, with \u003ci\u003eEmpire State\u003c\/i\u003e shortlisted for Best Novel. His other novels include \u003ci\u003eSeven Wonders\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Age Atomic.\u003c\/i\u003e Born in New Zealand, he has lived in the United Kingdom since 2006.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 03, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47228961587449,"sku":"9780765335098","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/NElDLy94RGxxU2pKbWpxTnh4RHc3UT09.webp?v=1768296834","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/burning-dark-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}