{"product_id":"the-ancient-ones-paperback-1","title":"The Ancient Ones - 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\u003eDavid Brin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe never expected that inventing Star-Drive would lead to this! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe were first! Humans invented star drive, bringing light and movement to the galaxy, forging a grand alliance with all races. (Well, most of them.) It seemed the galaxy was ours to lead and to share! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTill we met demmies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOh, they're not so bad. They mean well. Impulsive and exasperating, sure. Often brilliant, cheeky, moronic, volatile, always astonishing... did I mention exasperating?\u003cbr\u003eAnd lucky. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGradually, it dawned on humanity-- \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHey, that's what WE wanted to be! In ancient sci-fi dreams, we pictured ourselves as the impulsive-lucky ones, not wise-patient elders. Only now... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e... they reverently call Earthlings \"the Ancient Ones.\" And demmies are having all the fun! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDr. Alvin Montessori is Human Advisor aboard the mostly demmie-crewed star cruiser Clever Gamble, orbiting Oxytocin 41, where something weird is going on. It starts when the crew unreels a humongous hose down to the surface... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e... and their first contact team discovers a whole lot of 'something weird.', \u003cbr\u003e \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Brin is best-known for shining light -- plausibly and entertainingly -- on technology, society, and countless challenges confronting our rambunctious civilization. His best-selling novels include The Postman (filmed in 1997) plus explorations of our near-future in Earth and Existence. Other novels are translated into 25+ languages. His short stories explore vividly speculative ideas. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Brin's nonfiction book The Transparent Society won the American Library Association's Freedom of Speech Award for exploring 21st Century concerns about security, secrecy, accountability and privacy.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.1 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 22, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48348841181433,"sku":"9781592115402","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/o2c6Qqdim19781592115402.webp?v=1777874213","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-ancient-ones-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}