{"product_id":"the-wellstone-paperback","title":"The Wellstone - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWil McCarthy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA CLASSIC OF HARD SF FROM WIL MCCARTHY. Back in print and just as relevant as ever! \u003c\/b\u003eExploring what the economics of abundance will \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e look like.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHumanity has conquered the Solar System. What's more, death itself has been vanquished. Wellstone--programmable matter--ensures that no one need every die, or indeed, age past adulthood. But for the children of immortal parents, life remains a constant state of arrested development. And a prince shall remain a prince forever, never inheriting the throne. So what is a royal minor to do? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bascal Edward de Towaji Lutui is tired of his parents--the Queen of Sol and her consort--treating his complaints as so much teenage whining. Exiled to a \"summer camp\" on a planette where he will be out of his royal mother's hair, he decides to do something about his lot in life. Along with his fellow malcontents, he manages to make an improbable spaceship and set out for the far reaches of the colonized space. With hijacked weapons and programmable matter at their disposal, Bascal Edward de Towaji Lutui and his companions are set to prove themselves a force to be reckoned with. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout Wil McCarthy: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"McCarthy is an entertaining, intelligent, amusing writer, with Heinlein's knack for breakneck plotting and, at the same time, Clarke's thoughtfulness.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Imagination really is the only limit.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The future as McCarthy sees it is a wondrous place.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A bright light on the SF horizon.\" --David Brin \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Wil McCarthy demonstrates that he has a sharp intelligence, a galaxy-spanning imagination, and the solid scientific background to make it all work.\" --Connie Willis \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"In nearly every passage, we get another slice of the science of McCarthy's construction, and a deeper sense of danger and foreboding . . . McCarthy develops considerable tension.\" --\u003ci\u003eSan Diego Union-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An ingenious yarn with challenging ideas, well-handled technical details, and plenty of twists and turns.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngineer\/novelist\/journalist\/entrepreneur \u003cb\u003eWil McCarthy \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning author whose short fiction has graced the pages of magazines including \u003ci\u003eAnalog, Asimov's, WIRED, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSF Age.\u003c\/i\u003e His novels include the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e notable \u003ci\u003eBloom, \u003c\/i\u003enational bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Collapsium, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTo Crush the Moon.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 6.7 x 4.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 28, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42159572582535,"sku":"9781982125882","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/f5c821e328e86d91ed691b9e33a0204e.webp?v=1733267583","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-wellstone-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}