{"product_id":"2940157442743","title":"Enkelados","description":"When a mysterious alien artifact is uncovered on Saturn's moon Enceladus, its promise of an eons-old library tantalizes the Solar Federation.  Officials like na-Otienu Sunwn and his posthuman adviser Delfafer are ready for the encounter.  Yet the artifact has one demand that makes even them hesitate: it wants someone to join with it cybernetically.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe brilliant Imogen Alyanye is willing to be their link.  A geophysicist in love with Enceladus itself, she dreams about learning the knowledge within it.  Counseled by Sunwn and Delfafer, Imogen develops a rapport with the alien device.  But as her behavior becomes erratic and the artifact reveals strange abilities, tensions rise around her.  And when the artifact and Imogen meld into a power unlike any witnessed before, Sunwn must summon his courage to understand what's happening.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir one hope appears shattered: that only a benevolent civilization could prosper long enough to develop such incredible technology.  And behind it all lurks Fermi's Riddle: if the alien builders were so powerful, where are they now?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnkelados is a hard science fiction novella.  It is sold without Digital Rights Management (DRM) encryption.","brand":"Brian Lacki","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47083947131120,"sku":"2940157442743","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940157442743_p0.jpg?v=1764095905","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940157442743","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}