{"product_id":"book-eigw","title":"Crucible of Time","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA galaxy in peril...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story begun in \u003cem\u003eThe Reefs of Time \u003c\/em\u003econtinues. The time-tides caused by Karellia's defenses have brought the malicious Mindaru AI out of the deep past into the present, threatening Bandicut and Li-Jared, who have arrived at the backwater planet-Li-Jared's homeworld-to find it on the brink of interplanetary war. Somehow they must forge a peace between Karellia and its neighboring world if the Mindaru threat is to be broken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack on Shipworld, Ik and Julie Stone risk their lives a second time to stop the Mindaru at their source: a planet near the galactic core, a billion years in the past. Can Antares, the beautiful humanoid who also loves Bandicut, help them? What of Bria the gokat? And Amaduse, the most influential librarian in Shipworld?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd in the deep time of the galaxy's early history, by the light of a million suns, the Mindaru do hideous things to an innocent species. The Mindaru plan for the altered creatures bears momentous possibilities even the deadly AI cannot predict.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTime is critical. Time is elastic. And time is running out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion of the unmissable two-part \"Out of Time\" sequence begun in \u003cem\u003eThe Reefs of Time\u003c\/em\u003e, from Jeffrey A. Carver, Nebula-nominated author of \u003cem\u003eEternity's End.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR THE REEFS OF TIME \/ CRUCIBLE OF TIME:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Classic science fiction with engaging characters and richly imagined worlds!\" -Greg Bear; author of \u003cem\u003eThe Unfinished Land\u003c\/em\u003e and The \u003cem\u003eWar Dogs\u003c\/em\u003e Trilogy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Jeffrey A. Carver's remarkable long-awaited duology \u003cem\u003eThe Reefs of Time \/ Crucible of Time\u003c\/em\u003e is a welcome addition to \u003cem\u003eThe Chaos Chronicles\u003c\/em\u003e, certifying his continuing mastery of action and adventure at the boundaries of space opera and hard SF.\" -Steve Miller, co-author of \u003cem\u003eThe Liaden Universe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49423855747376,"sku":"BDeigw","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/eigw-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773307004","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-eigw","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}