{"product_id":"book-f01y","title":"Uranus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBen Bova, author of \u003cem\u003eEarth\u003c\/em\u003e, continues his exploration of the future of a human-settled Solar System with the science fiction action adventure \u003cem\u003eUranus\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eOn a privately financed orbital habitat above the planet Uranus, political idealism conflicts with pragmatic-and illegal-methods of financing. Add a scientist who has funding to launch a probe deep into Uranus's ocean depths to search for signs of life, and you have a three-way struggle for control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eHumans can't live on the gas giants, making instead a life in orbit. Kyle Umber, a religious idealist, has built Haven, a sanctuary above the distant planet Uranus. He invites \"the tired, the sick, the poor\" of Earth to his orbital retreat where men and women can find spiritual peace and refuge from the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eThe billionaire who financed Haven, however, has his own designs: beyond the reach of the laws of the inner planets, Haven could become the center for an interplanetary web of narcotics, prostitution, and even hunting human prey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eMeanwhile a scientist has gotten funding from the Inner Planets to drop remote probes into the \"oceans\" of Uranus, in search of life. He brings money and prestige, but he also brings journalists and government oversight to Haven. And they can't have that.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49291536433456,"sku":"BDf01y","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49291536498992,"sku":"ZEf01y","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49291536564528,"sku":"ZMf01y","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/f01y-Square-cover.jpg?v=1775942592","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-f01y","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}