{"product_id":"proxima-book-stephen-baxter-9780451467706","title":"Proxima","description":"\u003cb\u003eStephen Baxter has been heralded, with some merit, as Arthur C. Clarke's literary heir, and \u003ci\u003eProxima\u003c\/i\u003e certainly reinforces this accolade in spades.\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eConcatenation\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMankind's future in this galaxy could be all but infinite. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere are hundreds of billions of red dwarf stars, lasting trillions of years--and their planets can be habitable for humans. Such is the world of Proxima Centauri. And its promise could mean the never-ending existence of humanity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut first it must be colonized, and no one wants to be a settler. There is no glamor that accompanies it, nor is there the ease of becoming a citizen of an already-tamed world. There is only hardship.loneliness.emptiness, even as war brews in the solar system. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut that's where Yuri comes in. Because sometimes exploration isn't voluntary. It must be coerced.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49942607036689,"sku":"CIN0451467701G","price":4.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50139526070545,"sku":"CIN0451467701VG","price":6.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":52762343342353,"sku":"CIN0451467701A","price":6.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0451467701.jpg?v=1786111217","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/proxima-book-stephen-baxter-9780451467706","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}