{"product_id":"9781429915113","title":"The Peace War","description":"Test2-MacmillanNonDRM-\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst in a quintessential hard-science fiction adventure, Hugo Award-winning author Vernor Vinge's \u003ci\u003eThe Peace War\u003c\/i\u003e follows a scientist determined to put an end to the militarization of his greatest invention--and of the government behind it. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Peace Authority conquered the world with a weapon that never should have been a weapon--the \"bobble,\" a spherical force-field impenetrable by any force known to mankind. Encasing governmental installations and military bases in bobbles, the Authority becomes virtually omnipotent. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut they've never caught Paul Hoehler, the maverick who invented the technology, and who has been working quietly for decades to develop a way to defeat the Authority. With the help of an underground network of determined, independent scientists and a teenager who may be the apprentice genius he's needed for so long, he will shake the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tor Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128034836720,"sku":"9781429915113","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429915113_p0.jpg?v=1763746492","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429915113","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}