{"product_id":"9781501111570","title":"Zero-G: Book 1: A Novel","description":"In this heart-pounding science fiction adventure from William Shatner, debonaire, eighty-year-old director Samuel Lord and the “Zero-G” men are in charge of investigating terrorism, crime, corruption, and espionage aboard the space station \u003ci\u003eEmpyrean\u003c\/i\u003e—and stopping the Chinese from accidentally destroying the Earth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the year 2050, the United States sends the FBI to govern its space station, \u003ci\u003eThe Empyrean. \u003c\/i\u003eUnder the command of suave, eighty-year-old director Samuel Lord, the “Zero-G” men are in charge of investigating terrorism, crime, corruption, and espionage and of keeping an eye on the rival Chinese and Russian stations.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eNASA is conducting a top-secret project in the agricultural center of the US space station \u003ci\u003eEmpyrean, \u003c\/i\u003eusing microscopic robots called nanites to construct a vine that can survive in space. The plan is to grow structural material for an elevator that will reach from the \u003ci\u003eEmpyrean\u003c\/i\u003e and Earth. Unfortunately, a Russian spy inadvertently causes the growth to rage out of control, not only threatening the \u003ci\u003eEmpyrean\u003c\/i\u003e, but the Russian space station \u003ci\u003eRed Giant. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eUnder the guidance of Director Samuel Lord, Zero-G must identify the spy, help find a way to reverse the fast-replicating vine, and manage a form of “space zombie” birthed by the nanites. The surprising solution takes Lord and a Russian pilot on a dangerous mission to Venus—where a shocking discovery awaits.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“A tightly paced blend of police procedural, military science fiction, and space opera, set in an intriguing near-future world” (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eZero-G\u003c\/i\u003e is an exciting installment from a master of the craft.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47108247388400,"sku":"9781501111570","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781501111570_p0.jpg?v=1763707946","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781501111570","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}