{"product_id":"9781908566201","title":"The Lost Liner","description":"The middle of the Pacific Ocean, 1898. The S.S. Maori is the newest ship on the route, the best afloat, and \"unsinkable\". At least, it is until a typhoon brews up and the ship begins to take on water. Only two people are left on board as the waves threaten to take her - the society girl Margery, and the lowly Englishman from second-class, George. Left alone they have to face their fears when they wash up on an uncharted island, and overcome their differences in order to survive.\u003cp\u003eTHE LOST LINER is a forgotten gem from the pen of Northern Irish science fiction writer ROBERT CROMIE, author of THE CRACK OF DOOM and A PLUNGE INTO SPACE. While his other works pre-empt H.G. Wells, and earned the praise of Jules Verne, THE LOST LINER carries some eerie prescience of the TITANIC disaster of 1911. The Titanic was built just a few miles from Cromie's home in Belfast, and in the centenary year of the Titanic disaster AVALARD are proud to bring Cromie's work to a brand new audience, over 110 years since the book was last in print.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition includes a brand new introduction from Cromie scholar Diarmuid Kennedy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Avalard Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47043846308080,"sku":"9781908566201","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781908566201_p0.jpg?v=1763621601","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781908566201","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}