{"product_id":"2940148971580","title":"There Are Others","description":"It is a simple phrase: There Are Others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince 1947, this phrase has been passed down from one president to another on Inauguration Day in the form of a letter found in a drawer of the Resolute desk in the Oval Office. The tradition began after a spacecraft crash-landed in the middle of the Mojave Desert during the Truman administration. Investigations and alien autopsies were subsequently conducted at X Base, a cluster of buildings along Zzyzx Road.  It was a secret that had been covered up for more than a generation. No further incidents had taken place...until now. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe President of the United States is haunted by photos of a spacecraft with the same logo displayed on the sides as the one that crash-landed in 1947. Realizing that aliens are possibly on their way back to Earth, the president delivers an unforgettable speech to the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDays later, the aliens arrive.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is an encounter different than anyone would have expected, for there are no UFO sightings prior to their sudden appearance on Earth. They are first spotted flying unaided like superheroes across the San Francisco Bay, lighting up the eyes and imaginations of everyone. On the same night that the media begins referring to them as 'Rainbow Aliens' based on their spectacular colors, they touch down at the home of William and Gwenda Hendricks in Sausalito, California. The couple have been dealing with fame and the increasingly bold paparazzi since William--the world's most renowned painter--and Gwenda--a best-selling horror novelist--began rising in social status several years ago. They wanted a way out...and the aliens provide it to them in the form of an invitation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA week later, they begin an incredible journey through space to the planet of Vespertine. Shortly after they arrive, it becomes clear that they have been tricked. In a dramatic role reversal, they are now the aliens. Paraded before high-ranking officials, they are taken to a high-rise building in the middle of a metropolis by the name of Flux, whereupon they are given a suite to live and a place to work, to create. After a tour of the city, the couple realizes that Flux is devoid of creativity. The leaders of society have focused to a fault upon hyper efficiency and productivity, which resulted in a drab and dull existence. As a result, William and Gwenda discover that they will become the first members of The Creative Class, soon to be joined by others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, the Hendricks' son and daughter, Jacob and Haley, learn the truth about the fate of their parents. After receiving a call from his father's best friend, billionaire Mickey Graddock, a plan begins to form. On the verge of opening a commercial spaceport in the middle of the Nevada desert, Mickey explains to Jacob that his spaceships have the capability of more than just suborbital flights for rich space tourists. With the development of antimatter as fuel, the possibility for travel outside of the Milky Way Galaxy--and the possibility to save his parents--is very real.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeaving his sister behind in safe hands, Jacob and several of his college friends begin training at the spaceport while staying at the brand-new Graddock Resort, Casino \u0026amp; Spa prior to its grand opening. As each day passes, they eagerly await their scheduled departure on the 1st of January. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFaced with innumerable challenges, it is the one least expected that causes a catastrophe as the president of the United States threatens to take ultimate revenge upon the aliens that have been causing havoc on Earth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a story about two very different civilizations that takes place during an incredible three week span in which everyone on Earth learns that There Are Others.","brand":"Bram Oceans","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47111830307056,"sku":"2940148971580","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148971580_p0.jpg?v=1763710415","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148971580","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}