{"product_id":"impact-paperback-2","title":"Impact - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDouglas Preston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Douglas Preston's \u003ci\u003eImpact\u003c\/i\u003e, Wyman Ford is tapped for a secret expedition to Cambodia... to locate the source of strangely beautiful gemstones that do not appear to be of this world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA brilliant meteor lights up the Maine coast... and two young women borrow a boat and set out for a distant island to find the impact crater. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA scientist at the National Propulsion Facility discovers an inexplicable source of gamma rays in the outer Solar System. He is found decapitated, the data missing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHigh resolution NASA images reveal an unnatural feature hidden in the depths of a crater on Mars... and it appears to have been activated. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSixty hours and counting.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDouglas Preston\u003c\/b\u003e is the co-author with Lincoln Child of the celebrated Pendergast series of novels, including such best-selling titles as \u003ci\u003eFever Dream\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wheel of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRelic\u003c\/i\u003e, which became a number one box office hit movie. His solo novels include the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eBlasphemy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Codex\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTyrannosaur Canyon\u003c\/i\u003e. His nonfiction books include \u003ci\u003eThe Monster of Florence.\u003c\/i\u003e Preston is an expert long-distance horseman, a member of the elite Long Riders Guild, and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He has travelled to remote parts of the world as an archaeological correspondent for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. He also worked as an editor and writer at the American Museum of Natural History in New York and taught nonfiction writing at Princeton University. Preston is the Co-president of International Thriller Writers, and serves on the Governing Council of the Authors Guild.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.96 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 28, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42099328680071,"sku":"9781250841476","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/183bdc096c02c0e7dab9885be9f315f0.webp?v=1732373017","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/impact-paperback-2","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}