{"product_id":"9781473210370","title":"A Time Appointed","description":"On her maiden voyage to Venus, the space liner \u003ci\u003eCosmic Cloud \u003c\/i\u003eencounters a mysterious voice speaking through the void. The language is alien-but it is realised that danger threatens. Hardly has a recording been sent to Earth for expert interpretation before a mysterious gong is heard in the space liner, followed by further nerve-shattering notes until, abruptly, the space liner is utterly destroyed. Eventually it is learned that a diabolical mechanism is buried somewhere on Venus, left behind by a long-vanished malign alien race, and at a time appointed it will destroy the whole Solar System. Three men and a girl travel to Venus in a desperate race against time to find and deactivate the doomsday device...","brand":"Orion Publishing Group, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129704071408,"sku":"9781473210370","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781473210370_p0.jpg?v=1763599633","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781473210370","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}