{"product_id":"2940169907698","title":"Pillar to the Sky","description":"\u003cp\u003eA towering epic to rank with Douglas Preston¿s \u003ci\u003eBlasphemy \u003c\/i\u003eand Michael Crichton¿s \u003ci\u003ePrey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePandemic drought, skyrocketing oil prices, dwindling energy supplies, and wars of water scarcity threaten the planet. Only four people can prevent global chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGary Morgan¿a brilliant renegade scientist pilloried by the scientific community for his belief in a space elevator: a pillar to the sky, which he believes will make space flight fast, simple, and affordable.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEva Morgan¿a brilliant and beautiful scientist of Ukranian descent, she has had a lifelong obsession to build a pillar to the sky, a vertiginous tower that would mine the power of the sun and supply humanity with cheap, limitless energy forever.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGunther Rothenberg¿the ancient but revered rocket scientist who labored at Peenemünde with von Braun to create the first rockets and continued on to build those of today. A legend, he has mentored Gary and Eva for two decades, nurturing and encouraging their transcendent vision.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFranklin Smith¿the eccentric Silicon Valley billionaire who will champion their cause, wage war with Congress and government bureaucracy, and most important, finance their herculean undertaking.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis journey to the stars will not be easy; it will be a tumultuous struggle filled with violence and heroism, love and death, spellbinding beauty and heartbreaking betrayal. The stakes could not be higher. Humanity¿s salvation will hang in the balance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47114917478640,"sku":"2940169907698","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169907698_p0.jpg?v=1769902394","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169907698","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}