{"product_id":"distant-worlds-book-barrie-monica-9780373070015","title":"Distant Worlds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e BESTSELER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFifty years after\u0026gt;\u003cem\u003eThe Andromeda Strain\u003c\/em\u003e made Michael Crichton a household name--and spawned a new genre, the technothriller--the threat returns, in a gripping sequel that is terrifyingly realistic and resonant.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Evolution is Coming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1967, an extraterrestrial microbe came crashing down to Earth and nearly ended the human race. Accidental exposure to the particle--designated\u0026gt;\u003cem\u003eThe Andromeda Strain--\u003c\/em\u003ekilled every resident of the town of\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ePiedmont, Arizona, save for an elderly man and an infant boy. Over the next five days, a\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eteam of top scientists assigned to Project Wildfire worked valiantly to save the world\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003efrom an epidemic of unimaginable proportions. In the moments before a catastrophic\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003enuclear detonation, they succeeded.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the ensuing decades, research on the microparticle continued. And the world thought it was safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeep inside Fairchild Air Force Base, Project Eternal Vigilance has continued to watch and wait for the Andromeda Strain to reappear. On the verge of being shut down, the project has registered no activity--until now. A Brazilian terrain-mapping drone has detected a bizarre anomaly of otherworldly matter in the middle of the jungle, and, worse yet, the tell-tale chemical signature of the deadly microparticle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith this shocking discovery, the next-generation Project Wildfire is activated, and a diverse team of experts hailing from all over the world is dispatched to investigate the potentially apocalyptic threat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the microbe is growing--evolving. And if the Wildfire team can't reach the quarantine zone, enter the anomaly, and figure out how to stop it, this new Andromeda Evolution will annihilate all life as we know it.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49908774633745,"sku":"CIN0373070012G","price":5.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51331891036433,"sku":"CIN0373070012VG","price":4.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0373070012.jpg?v=1751196722","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/distant-worlds-book-barrie-monica-9780373070015","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}