{"product_id":"mir-rising-paperback","title":"Mir Rising - 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\u003eLisa J. Lickel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow do we define being human?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHuman colonists on a bequeathed new world struggle as they learn techniques to adapt, but a restive faction of purists question the cost. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the Year of Arrival, people from Earth and eight indigenous people from tau Ceti Epsilon minor work together to establish a home on an alien world they rename Mir. As the settlers manipulate their genes to adjust to their new environment, disquiet grows. Genethicist Stella Singh wants a normal, comfortable life for her family, but when purists question survival as unaltered humans or not at all, she takes a stand. The remaining Ceticians will soon become extinct, a possibility for humans, too, if they can't cooperate and learn how to live on eccentric Mir.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, a left-behind colonist on Earth's moon is strong-armed by rebels to lead the way through a dysfunctional travel stream to the place he never planned to go-Mir. An accident in time sends him searching through time to find and warn his friends of treachery to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMysteries left underground and unrest threaten to unravel the delicate balance of civilization on Mir. A chance to return to Earth forces the colonists to rise and face their humanity or watch it fall forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47268456268025,"sku":"9798349271120","price":18.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/e0Ca5wpEf09798349271120.webp?v=1768880313","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/mir-rising-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}