{"product_id":"9781429981026","title":"The Cassandra Complex","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a science fiction novel of enormous scope, filled with wonders. Set earlier in the same \"future history\" as \u003ci\u003eInherit the Earth, Architects of Emortality, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Fountains of Youth, The Cassandra Complex\u003c\/i\u003e is the independent story of events crucial to the creation of the universe in which the others take place. It is the twenty-first century, a world of rapid change and biotech threats and promises. World War Three, the biotech war, is on the horizon and the world as we know it is going to end. The fateful question is, who is going to choose the kind of future that will follow, and who gets to live in this new world to come?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLisa Frieman, a forensic researcher working for the police, is attacked in her apartment. Jordan Miller, a distinguished scientist with whom Lisa once worked, has disappeared with a secret discovery. But what has he discovered that everyone wants? And why do the thieves, and their remote masters, think that Lisa has any knowledge of the secret Miller guards?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfound scientific extrapolation combined with riveting suspense make this at once a futuristic thriller and a cutting-edge SF novel. \u003ci\u003eThe Cassandra Complex\u003c\/i\u003e expands the scope of Brian Stableford's growing future history and adds another major accomplishment to his long list of triumphant creations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tom Doherty Associates","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47153994465520,"sku":"9781429981026","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429981026_p0.jpg?v=1769903884","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429981026","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}