{"product_id":"2940172436369","title":"The Lives of Tao","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen out-of-shape IT technician Roen wakes up and starts hearing voices in his head, he naturally assumes he's losing it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe isn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs of last night, he has a passenger in his brain-an ancient alien life-form called Tao, whose race crash-landed on Earth before the first fish crawled out of the oceans. Over the millennia his people have trained human heroes to be great leaders, to advance our species at a rate far beyond what it would have achieved on its own. Split into two opposing factions-the peace-loving, but under-represented Prophus, and the savage, powerful Genjix-the aliens have been in a state of civil war for centuries. Both sides are searching for a way off-planet...and the Genjix will sacrifice the entire human race, if that's what it takes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo now Roen must train to be a hero worthy of his unwanted companion. Like that's going to end up well....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Wesley Chu is my hero.... He has to be the coolest science fiction writer in the world.\" -Lavie Tidhar, World Fantasy Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eOsama\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brilliance Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47098985087216,"sku":"2940172436369","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940172436369_p0.jpg?v=1763833623","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940172436369","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}