{"product_id":"2940158550751","title":"The Billion-Year Rose","description":"The year 2170 is a pivotal time in human history. After about 150 years of colonization, Mars has grown into a highly advanced technological civilization, due to an unprecedented explosion of young Martian prodigies. One such prodigy is teenage Alex Wilcox, who invented the all-potent antimatter power source (AMPS) that is responsible for Mars's  terraforming.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe also developed humanoid robots, which are heralded on Mars for pushing forward human evolution. Having finally succeeded in reaching selfsufficiency, Mars's government now seeks independence from Earth. When Cassandra Wilcox is sent to Earth as Mars's ambassador, Alex travels along with her mother and their two companions, Rem and Rom, for the chance to see Earth's wonders with her own eyes, and to investigate a strange commission from Earth for humanoid robots. What the Martian group did not anticipate was how embroiled they would become in Earth's politics and penchant for violence. Despite this, Alex discovers love and the beauty of nature, inspiring her to challenge the physical and natural boundaries of life itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis science-fiction novel is the first book in a series that tells the story of how the evolution of mechanized humans begins, and the consequences of this transformation on the futures of Earth and Mars.","brand":"Chat Virapongse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47180921995504,"sku":"2940158550751","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940158550751_p0.jpg?v=1764118790","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940158550751","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}