{"product_id":"the-fortress-at-the-end-of-time-paperback","title":"The Fortress at the End of Time - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoe M. McDermott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the Verge's Best Books of 2017\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCaptain Ronaldo Aldo has committed an unforgivable crime. He will ask for forgiveness all the same: from you, from God, even from himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConnected by ansible, humanity has spread across galaxies and fought a war against an enemy that remains a mystery. At the edge of human space sits the Citadel--a relic of the war and a listening station for the enemy's return. For a young Ensign Aldo, fresh from the academy and newly cloned across the ansible line, it's a prison from which he may never escape. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeplorable work conditions and deafening silence from the blackness of space have left morale on the station low and tensions high. Aldo's only hope of transcending his station, and cloning a piece of his soul somewhere new is both his triumph and his terrible crime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fortress at the End of Time\u003c\/i\u003e is a new science fiction novel from Joe M. McDermott.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJOE M. McDERMOTT is best known for the novels \u003ci\u003eLast Dragon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Never Knew Another\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMaze\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eAsimov s, Analog, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Lady Churchill s Rosebud Wristlet. \u003c\/i\u003eHe holds an MFA from the University of Southern Maine s Stonecoast Program. He lives in Texas.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 17, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131754745991,"sku":"9780765392817","price":18.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/64d2b6aac1131528668800e731c17e5a.webp?v=1732621060","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-fortress-at-the-end-of-time-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}