{"product_id":"9781466810778","title":"Pillar to the Sky: A Novel","description":"Test2-MacmillanNonDRM-\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom William Forstchen, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eOne Second After\u003c\/i\u003e, comes \u003ci\u003ePillar to the Sky,\u003c\/i\u003e a towering epic to rank with Douglas Preston's \u003ci\u003eBlasphemy \u003c\/i\u003eand Michael Crichton's \u003ci\u003ePrey...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ePandemic drought, skyrocketing oil prices, dwindling energy supplies and wars of water scarcity threaten the planet. Only four people can prevent global chaos.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGary Morgan—a brilliant, renegade scientist is pilloried by the scientific community for his belief in a space elevator: a pillar to the sky, which he believes will make space flight fast, simple and affordable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEva Morgan—a brilliant and beautiful scientist of Ukranian  descent, she has had a lifelong obsession to build a pillar to the sky, a vertiginous tower which would mine the power of the sun and supply humanity with cheap, limitless energy forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eErich Rothenberg—the ancient but revered rocket-scientist who labored with von Braun to create the first rockets and continued on to build those of today.  A legend, he has mentored Gary and Eva for two decades, nurturing and encouraging their transcendent vision.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFranklin Smith—the eccentric Silicon Valley billionaire who will champion their cause, wage war with Congress and government bureaucracy and most important, finance their herculean undertaking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Goddard Space Flight Center—the novel's pre-eminent hero, it's enormous army of scientists, engineers and astronauts will design, machine, and build the space elevator. They will fight endless battles and overcome countless obstacles every step of the way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis journey to the stars will not be easy—a tumultuous struggle filled with violence and heroism, love and death, spellbinding beauty and heartbreaking betrayal.  The stakes could not be higher.  Humanity's salvation will hang in the balance.\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":47173773033712,"sku":"9781466810778","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781466810778_p0.jpg?v=1763685613","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781466810778","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}