{"product_id":"salvation-a-novel-isbn-9780399178849","title":"Salvation: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eHumanity’s complex relationship with technology spirals out of control in this first book of an all-new series from “the owner of the most powerful imagination in science fiction” (Ken Follett).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“How far ‘space opera’ has come! The Old Masters of sci-fi would admire the scope and sweep of \u003ci\u003eSalvation\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the year 2204, humanity is expanding into the wider galaxy in leaps and bounds. Cutting-edge technology of linked jump gates has rendered most forms of transportation—including starships—virtually obsolete. Every place on Earth, every distant planet humankind has settled, is now merely a step away from any other. All seems wonderful—until a crashed alien spaceship of unknown origin is found on a newly located world eighty-nine light-years from Earth, carrying a cargo as strange as it is horrifying. To assess the potential of the threat, a high-powered team is dispatched to investigate.  But one of them may not be all they seem. . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bursting with tension and big ideas, Peter F. Hamilton’s \u003ci\u003eSalvation\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book of an all-new series that highlights the inventiveness of an author at the top of his game.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eSalvation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] vast, intricate sci-fi showstopper . . . The journey grips just as hard as the reveal.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e (U.K.)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e“Exciting, wildly imaginative and quite possibly Hamilton’s best book to date.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eSFX\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Dynamic, multifaceted characters, strong mind-expanding concepts, and impressive flair for language [make \u003ci\u003eSalvation\u003c\/i\u003e a] rare celestial event. . . . One of Britain’s bestselling sci-fi authors has launched an addictive new book as the initial stage of what is sure to be an intriguing new series called the Salvation Sequence.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eSyFyWire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Peter Hamilton just keeps getting better and better with each book, more assured and more craftsmanly adroit, and more inventive. [\u003ci\u003eSalvatio\u003c\/i\u003en is] a bravura performance from start to finish. . . . Hamilton is juggling chainsaws while simultaneously doing needlepoint over a shark tank. It’s a virtuoso treat, and I for one can hardly wait for \u003ci\u003eSalvation Lost\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003cb\u003e—Paul Di Filippo, \u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Peter F. Hamilton is known as one of the world’s greatest sci-fi writers for a reason. . . . \u003ci\u003eSalvation \u003c\/i\u003eis well worth the effort and a great introduction to some good old-fashioned space opera.”\u003cb\u003e—Fantasy Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299950481637,"sku":"NP9780399178849","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780399178849.jpg?v=1767736072","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/salvation-a-novel-isbn-9780399178849","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}