{"product_id":"phase-space","title":"Phase Space","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecond-Hand\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExcellent condition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTied in to Baxter's masterful Manifold trilogy, these thematically linked stories are drawn from the vast graph of possibilities across which the lives of hero Reid Malenfant have been scattered.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReid Malenfant is the commander of a NASA earth-orbiting science platform. The platform is intended to probe the planets of the nearest star system by bouncing laser pulses off them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut no echoes are returned...and Reid's reality begins to crumble around him. Huddling with his family, awaiting the end - or an unknown new beginning - Reid tells stories of other possibilities, other realities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe linked stories encompass the myriad possibilities that might govern our relationship with the universe: are we truly alone, or will we eventually meet other lifeforms?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe final possibility - that the Universe as we know it is in fact an elaborate illusion designed to protect us from the fearful reality - is brilliantly explored in the tour de force novella that ends the volume.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stephen Baxter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42966514499753,"sku":"","price":7.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/products\/phase.jpg?v=1678680318","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/phase-space","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}