{"product_id":"2940169531718","title":"A Deepness in the Sky","description":"\u003cp\u003eVernor Vinge established himself as one of our greatest living science-fiction writers with his critically acclaimed, best-selling, Hugo Award-winning novel \u003ci\u003eA Fire Upon the Deep\u003c\/i\u003e. Now he returns to the captivating universe of that book, transporting us back 30,000 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter thousands of years searching, humans stand on the verge of first contact with an alien race. There are two human groups: the Qeng Ho, a culture of free traders, and the Emergents, a ruthless society based on the technological enslavement of minds. The group that opens trade with the aliens will reap unimaginable riches. But first, both groups must wait at the aliens' very doorstep for their strange star to relight and for their planet to reawaken, as it does every 250 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen, following terrible treachery, the Qeng Ho must fight for their freedom and for the lives of the unsuspecting innocents on the planet below, while the aliens themselves play a role unsuspected by the Qeng Ho and Emergents alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than just a great science-fiction adventure, \u003ci\u003eA Deepness in the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e is a universal drama of courage, self-discovery, and the redemptive power of love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47116772344048,"sku":"2940169531718","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169531718_p0.jpg?v=1769895826","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169531718","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}