{"product_id":"zero-g-book-1-paperback","title":"Zero-G: Book 1 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Shatner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJeff Rovin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this heart-pounding science fiction adventure from William Shatner, debonaire, eighty-year-old director Samuel Lord and the \"Zero-G\" men are in charge of investigating terrorism, crime, corruption, and espionage aboard the space station \u003ci\u003eEmpyrean\u003c\/i\u003e--and stopping the Chinese from accidentally destroying the Earth.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the year 2050, the United States sends the FBI to govern its space station, \u003ci\u003eThe Empyrean. \u003c\/i\u003eUnder the command of suave, eighty-year-old director Samuel Lord, the \"Zero-G\" men are in charge of investigating terrorism, crime, corruption, and espionage and of keeping an eye on the rival Chinese and Russian stations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNASA is conducting a top-secret project in the agricultural center of the US space station \u003ci\u003eEmpyrean, \u003c\/i\u003eusing microscopic robots called nanites to construct a vine that can survive in space. The plan is to grow structural material for an elevator that will reach from the \u003ci\u003eEmpyrean\u003c\/i\u003e and Earth. Unfortunately, a Russian spy inadvertently causes the growth to rage out of control, not only threatening the \u003ci\u003eEmpyrean\u003c\/i\u003e, but the Russian space station \u003ci\u003eRed Giant. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnder the guidance of Director Samuel Lord, Zero-G must identify the spy, help find a way to reverse the fast-replicating vine, and manage a form of \"space zombie\" birthed by the nanites. The surprising solution takes Lord and a Russian pilot on a dangerous mission to Venus--where a shocking discovery awaits. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A tightly paced blend of police procedural, military science fiction, and space opera, set in an intriguing near-future world\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eZero-G\u003c\/i\u003e is an exciting installment from a master of the craft.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Shatner is the author of nine \u003ci\u003eStar Trek (R)\u003c\/i\u003e novels, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eThe Ashes of Eden\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Return\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of several nonfiction books, including \u003ci\u003eGet a Life!\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eI'm Working on That\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition to his role as Captain James T. Kirk, he starred as Denny Crane in the hit television series from David E. Kelley, \u003ci\u003eBoston Legal\u003c\/i\u003e--a role for which he won two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe. Find more information at WilliamShatner.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJeff Rovin is the author of more than one-hundred books, fiction and nonfiction, both under his own name, under various pseudonyms, or as a ghostwriter, including numerous \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers. He has written over a dozen Op-Center novels for the late Tom Clancy. Rovin has also written for television and has had numerous celebrity interviews published in magazines under his byline. He is a member of the Author's Guild, the Science Fiction Writers of America, and the Horror Writers of America, among others.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 13, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42116970250375,"sku":"9781501111563","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/cbe44a6795af8ab4f844577eb10afb62.webp?v=1732520246","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/zero-g-book-1-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}