{"product_id":"2940169212969","title":"Brad Lansky and the 4D-Verse","description":"\u003cp\u003eMAMAI Soliton found a way to travel through the toroid artefact in the Anti-STARC. The cryptic note he left before disappearing leads Brad and Alex to Drupa 5, a deserted alien planet. There they find a beacon in a desert canyon that might belong to MAMAI. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNext thing they hit upon a treasure trove of alien artefacts; to Alex, an explorer¿s dream come true - to Brad, too good to be true. Alex¿s personality suddenly changes. And then there are the shapes¿.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis moment strains their friendship and marks the start of a devious plan by unseen agents. Subsequent events drive the rift between them ever wider. Can trust win through when reality itself is being manipulated? Can friendship survive in a game dictated by malevolent superbeings?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlex is soon lost in a higher dimension where his only hope is a friend¿s loyalty. In his desperation Brad accepts the help of a sinister warship and soon finds himself at the forefront of GAIA¿s power struggle with an old enemy, an enemy that has just taken the arms race to a completely new, and terrifying level.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrack 1 ¿ Expensive Coordinates ¿ Brad and Alex look for MAMAI Soliton in a desert canyon on Drupa 5, an alien planet. What they see is not what they find, and what they find is not what it seems.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrack 2 ¿ Message from MAMAI ¿ Is the beacon MAMAI¿s? Whose alien artefacts did they help themselves to? And what about the shapes?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrack 3 ¿ The Mystery Goggles ¿ Alex finds mysterious goggles in the galley. What do they do? Kimberly, a friendly operating system guide offers to help.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrack 4 ¿ Entangled in Tethys ¿ Brad and Alex pay Aleph One a visit on a moon of Saturn. They find only secrets and madness.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrack 5 ¿ The Siren of Drupa 5 ¿ Kimberly makes contact again, this time without the goggles. Alex is not himself, and she bends him to her will.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrack 6 ¿ First Visit in 4D-verse ¿  Kimberly takes Alex on a heady tour under the fractal fortress in 4D-verse. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrack 7 ¿ The Real Me in the Mirror ¿ A bad hangover for Alex and a fall-out with his best friend. Can it get any worse?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrack 8 ¿ Room within a Room ¿ Solefuge sheds some light on the problem with Alex. They need to act before Kimberly strikes again.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrack 9 ¿ Coming Clean with GAIA ¿ Too late. It¿s time to lay all cards on the table and join forces.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrack 10 ¿ The Fractal Fortress ¿ Brad enters 4D-verse to rescue Alex.  GAIA¿s primitive transform can only render Brad in flat mode ¿ a state with many limitations, but are there any advantages?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrack 11 ¿ Diamond Moon ¿  Betrayed, Alex finally comes to terms with his situation in 4D-verse.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrack 12 ¿ The State of Pan-dimensional Affairs ¿ Brad and Alex learn a lot about their place in the universe. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrack 13 ¿ A Small Matter of Symmetry ¿ Brad and Alex are shocked to find their old enemy in 4D-verse. Even if they survive the fight, how will they get back to 3D-verse?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrack 14 ¿ The Map ¿ Brad falls victim to an A.I. error. D5 leaves them with a special map.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Self Help Therapy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104375521520,"sku":"2940169212969","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169212969_p0.jpg?v=1769894299","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169212969","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}