{"product_id":"2940170549283","title":"The Retreat: The After Trilogy","description":"\u003cp\u003eKeepers of Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne hundred and fifty years ago, global warming brought humankind to the edge of extinction. In a desperate bid for survival, 4,000 genetically enhanced soldiers amp;mdash; the last slice of humanity amp;mdash; were sent to eight space stations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo serve. To protect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen the Critamal arrived, uninvited. Waves of aliens now work to break through the Orbitos' defenses, the black-shelled creatures seeking to colonize the vacated and barren world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWar is their reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll Romy can do is fight alongside her knot and watch from the mocking midst of the stars as Earth rises and falls in the distance. She dreams of a different life amp;mdash; one free from the mark of death and the never-ending touch of loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBe careful what you wish for....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a technical glitch during battle leaves Romy and the four other members of Knot 27 hurtling through orbit towards planet Earth, Romy knows they are dead one way or another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf the crash doesn't kill them, post-global warming conditions will.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet days pass as Romy wanders injured and aimless through the bush. Alone. Every second, every day she continues to breathe disputes what they have been told.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Romy desperately searches for her knot, she comes across a grey-eyed man amp;mdash; a mysterious and close-lipped presence she is not certain she can trust. Especially when he shouldn't even exist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSecrets are unmasked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA different version of Earth bursts to the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill Romy survive the betrayal and lies threatening to shatter her mind like glass?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEarth was ruined. Humankind destroyed. Or so they were told...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tantor Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47102424482032,"sku":"2940170549283","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170549283_p0.jpg?v=1763712081","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170549283","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}