{"product_id":"9780615929262","title":"Earth Fire","description":"In 2040 the planet is in the throes of uncontrolled climate changes. Resource poor and population rich countries are clamoring for help from richer nations weary of sharing their dwindling resources.\u003cbr\u003eExtremist factions on both sides are ready to resort to extreme measures. The use of nuclear weapons is seen as an acceptable tool to achieve their goals of wealth redistribution or preservation of the status quo.\u003cbr\u003eWith governments paralyzed by uncertain scenarios, Gudoi Macer, the head of a group of American scientists working on a new carbon-free energy source, uses breakthrough quantum technology he has developed to defuse the potential for a Russian-Chinese nuclear conflict and to foul the plans of a rogue faction of the American military to control the policy of the United States. \u003cp\u003eEarth Fire mixes realistic Climate Change projections with a science fiction scenario based on what could be a new approach to quantum mechanics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crema Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49832391573744,"sku":"9780615929262","price":10.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780615929262","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}