{"product_id":"9781622220014","title":"The Webs of Varok","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSilver medalist, YA fiction — \u003cem\u003eNautilus Book Awards\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist, science fiction— \u003cem\u003eForeWord’s Book of the Year Awards\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn an alternate 21st century Solar System:\u003c\/em\u003e Tandra Grey has left Earth for the ancient sustainable culture of Varok, with its promise of stability for her young daughter. But a genius with a hidden talent sets her eye on Varok's wealth—and Tandra's soul mates. Tandra, the elll Conn, and the varok Orram must untangle a web of deceit to restore balance for Varok and their fragile new family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“. . . engaging, multi-layered, provocative, and above all relevant to the times. . .” —\u003ci\u003eFrank Kaminski, book reviewer for Energy Bulletin and Resilience.org\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“. . . a page-turning struggle between the eternal themes of personal accumulation vs. the common good.” —\u003ci\u003eKathy Campbell, past president, League of Women Voters New Mexico\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“. . . so many alien-imaginative twists, intrigues, and betrayals that the spellbound reader won't even realize s\/he's being educated!” —\u003ci\u003eProfessor William Rees, originator of the Ecological Footprint concept\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second novel in Cary Neeper's \u003ci\u003eArchives of Varok\u003c\/i\u003e series, \u003ci\u003eThe Webs of Varok\u003c\/i\u003e follows new, offworld adventures for the characters from Neeper's 1975 novel \u003ci\u003eA Place Beyond Man\u003c\/i\u003e, re-released in 2011. With three more titles coming in 2013-14, the five-volume \u003ci\u003eArchives of Varok\u003c\/i\u003e travels with Tandra's family on quests from Earth to the Oort Cloud with several stops in-between.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCary Neeper lives in the US Southwest with her husband and a friendly menagerie of dogs, fish and fowl. An avid proponent of sustainability and steady-state economics since the 1970s, she studied zoology, chemistry and religion at Pomona College and medical microbiology at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Cary paints landscapes in acrylics, including the cover art for \u003cem\u003eThe Webs of Varok\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penscript Publishing House, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47018637852912,"sku":"9781622220014","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781622220014_p0.jpg?v=1763858963","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781622220014","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}