{"product_id":"9781937396268","title":"Shiplord: A First Contact Technothriller","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDamaged and left for dead, one spaceship must stop an alien planet-killer headed for Earth.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the alien vessel once known as the MOAD turns its deadly sights towards Earth, the survivors of the first human mission to Europa face their greatest trial yet. Stranded, and under constant attack, acting commander Jack Kildare is determined to return the \u003cem\u003eSpirit of Destiny\u003c\/em\u003e safely to Earth. But when his desperate warnings go unheeded at home, Jack is forced to confront the reality that he and his crew will have no place to return to if the alien ship arrives at Earth unchallenged.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForgotten, alone and left to die without any assistance from Earth, Jack and his surviving crewmates have no choice. Embarking on a life-or-death pursuit of the alien behemoth that now has Earth in its crosshairs, they find help in the oddest of places... a group of dissident aliens brought on board the \u003cem\u003eSpirit of Destiny\u003c\/em\u003e. Unfortunately for the crew, the alien passengers dangerously overload the ship's life-support capacity, and Jack must fight off challenges to his authority from the very people he's trying to save.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the heavily burdened \u003cem\u003eSpirit of Destiny\u003c\/em\u003e launched into a perilous homewards trajectory, the chase is on. Can Jack and his ragtag crew manage to beat the impossible odds of catching up to the alien planet-killer? Or will his ship and crew's survival be imperiled by his generous decision to help the refugees? The future of humanity depends on the \u003cem\u003eSpirit of Destiny\u003c\/em\u003e ... if it can reach Earth in time ... and if there's anyone left alive on board when it gets there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eABOUT \u003cem\u003eSHIPLORD\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003cem\u003eShiplord\u003c\/em\u003e is the third book of a fast-paced quartet of technothrillers. It contains hard science fiction elements in the tradition of \u003cem\u003eThe Martian\u003c\/em\u003e and other science-based thrillers. You won't need a calculator to follow the story, but if you'd like to build a spaceship to the \u003cem\u003eSpirit of Destiny's\u003c\/em\u003e specifications, it really will take you to Jupiter! ($300 billion budget not included.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003eKillshot,\u003c\/em\u003e the last book in the Earth's Last Gambit Quartet, will be published soon.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knights Hill Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47063404380400,"sku":"9781937396268","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781937396268_p0.jpg?v=1763661173","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781937396268","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}