{"product_id":"9781480421530","title":"Encounter with Tiber","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn Apollo 11 astronaut and the Nebula Award–nominated author of \u003ci\u003eDirective 51\u003c\/i\u003e present a novel that “\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003econveys the wonder and promise of space” (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Born the year of the Moon landing, Chris Terence spends his life fighting to return humanity to that pinnacle. An engineering student with dreams of spaceflight, he finds upon graduation that the United States no longer has need for astronauts. Years of bureaucratic meddling have reduced the space program to a shell of itself, and it will take the greatest scientific find in history to send humanity skyward once more. After years battling budget hawks, Chris finally gets his chance to walk on the Moon. While there, he finds evidence of an ancient alien civilization, the Tiberians, who visited Earth’s satellite eight thousand years before. Understanding what happened to those long-forgotten travelers will define the lives of Chris and his son, as they fight against all odds to unlock the secrets of the universe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “The collaboration of the first man to pilot a moon lander (Aldrin) with a major voice in contemporary science fiction (Barnes) has produced a fascinating chronicle of man’s first encounter with alien intelligence” (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129975718128,"sku":"9781480421530","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781480421530_p0.jpg?v=1763619600","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781480421530","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}