{"product_id":"minds-in-transit-paperback-1","title":"Minds in Transit - 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\u003eJoan Slonczewski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn artist's brain rules a team of a million microbial minds-from the Campbell Award winning author of A Door into Ocean.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the hundred-level city of Iridis, human lords recycle diamonds and emeralds down to the Underworld while sentient machines pilot lightcraft and perform surgeries. Microbial minds expand the brains of scientists and artists. The artist Chrys directs her microbes to paint startling installations, design smart buildings and fix quantum networks. A world-size virtual intelligence called Transit commissions Chrys to create a whole new city on another planet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut unexpected flaws fracture her designs. Microbial criminal gangs invade Chrys's brain to kill off her own micros and take control. In Iridis, the roots of buildings grow cancers that escape the Underworld and cause earthquakes. Outlawed machines shake down shops and kidnap human lords for ransom. The city's rulers ignore the signs of collapse, then face a new threat that no mind foresaw.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoan Slonczewski\u003c\/b\u003e is a leading author of \u003cb\u003ebiological\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003efeminist\u003c\/b\u003e science fiction. Their books have twice earned the Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel: A Door into Ocean (1987) and The Highest Frontier (2011). Brain Plague (2000) creates a world of microbial aliens and humans married to sentient machines. Slonczewski's books combine fully imagined ecosystems with exploration of artificial intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 29, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47265626390777,"sku":"9781647101732","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/KBRhAMht-M9781647101732_6ef6057f-b63c-461b-91f9-6911a51d72bb.webp?v=1768843709","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/minds-in-transit-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}