{"product_id":"books-the-distance-by-jeremy-robinson","title":"The Distance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHEIR JOURNEY BEGINS.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe human race has turned to dust. August Morrison faces it after rising from the depths of a dark matter research facility in Arizona. His co-workers. His daughter. All of them: dust. Friends and colleagues around the world don't answer their phones. The city of Phoenix burns. He is alone. As a world without mankind starts to crumble, August fights not just for survival, but for his very sanity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn the other side of the country, Poe McDowell watches her parents crumble into dust just moments after being shoved inside a coffin-like device that spares her from the same fate. She emerges to find not just her mother and father, but also her neighbors--her entire town's human population--reduced to grit. Unlike August, she's not entirely alone, but the life growing in her belly isn't much company.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThen, \u003cem\u003ehope.\u003c\/em\u003e A drunken and desperate August broadcasts over the ham radio network and connects with his fellow survivor, Poe, alone and pregnant in a snow blanketed New Hampshire. Determined to reach her, August sets out on a cross country trek. But the world is not as empty as it seems. Lights in the sky reveal that they are not alone. The human race's demise was not natural--and the architects are searching for survivors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.AT THE END.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeremy Robinson, whose stories have been compared to Michael Crichton, James Rollins and Stephen King, is the international bestselling master of stories featuring mind-bending imagination, terrifying monsters and high-octane action. With \u003cem\u003eThe Distance\u003c\/em\u003e, he is joined by his wife, Hilaree Robinson, whose passionate writing and characters make this novel a truly unique and exciting experience that will leave readers both enthralled and moved.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53508613603601,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781941539194.jpg?v=1778150559","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/books-the-distance-by-jeremy-robinson","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}