{"product_id":"2940169121896","title":"The Darwin Elevator: Dire Earth Cycle","description":"\u003cp\u003eJason M. Hough's pulse-pounding debut combines the drama, swagger, and vivid characters of Joss Whedon's \u003ci\u003eFirefly\u003c\/i\u003e with the talent of sci-fi author John Scalzi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the mid-23rd century, Darwin, Australia, stands as the last human city on Earth. The world has succumbed to an alien plague, with most of the population transformed into mindless, savage creatures. The planet's refugees flock to Darwin, where a space elevatoramp;mdash;created by the architects of this apocalypse, the Buildersamp;mdash;emits a plague-suppressing aura.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSkyler Luiken has a rare immunity to the plague. Backed by an international crew of fellow \"immunes,\" he leads missions into the dangerous wasteland beyond the aura's edge to find the resources Darwin needs to stave off collapse. But when the Elevator starts to malfunction, Skyler is tappedamp;mdash;along with the brilliant scientist, Dr. Tania Sharmaamp;mdash;to solve the mystery of the failing alien technology and save the ragged remnants of humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47114124656880,"sku":"2940169121896","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169121896_p0.jpg?v=1763673366","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169121896","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}