{"product_id":"the-big-empty-paperback-1","title":"The Big Empty - 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\u003eRichard Quarry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn space, when accidents happen, they go exponential fast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFaster than eyes and ears can keep up. Stick as many bells, whistles, and readouts into a suit as you like. You'll still die with your mind trying to play catch-up. Riggers, those EVA workers who build and maintain the space stations, call it \"death by task saturation.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut suppose you could practice echo-location with the direct perception of a dolphin? Or smell chemical changes keenly as a dog, perceive magnetic fields like a shark, and detect heat changes with the infrared vision of a pit viper? Your chances of survival mount a hyperbolic curve. Now the scientists at L5 have developed brain implants from various animals to connect from the suit sensors directly to the human brain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut back on Earth, an increasingly powerful evangelical movement insists that when God created man in His image, He sure didn't throw in any snakes or fish. They accuse the colony of trying to create a Godless \"super-race.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow war looms as Earth threatens to come up and remove the implants by force.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Big Empty\u003c\/em\u003e begins a journey of exploration into the question: what truly defines human? A thoughtful yet action-filled science fiction saga that weaves between Inner and Outer Space, near and far future, the series invites you to truly new frontiers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 270\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48289349304569,"sku":"9798230374114","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/LFRTB-1Mrx9798230374114.webp?v=1776263244","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-big-empty-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}