{"product_id":"blind-lake-9780765341600","title":"Blind Lake","description":"\u003cp\u003eRobert Charles Wilson  says The New York Times  \"writes superior science fiction thrillers.\" His Darwinia won Canadas Aurora Award; his most recent novel  The Chronoliths  won the prestigious John W. Campbell Memorial Award. Now he tells a gripping tale of alien contact and human love in a mysterious but hopeful universe.  At Blind Lake  a large federal research installation in northern Minnesota  scientists are using a technology they barely understand to watch everyday life in a city of lobster like aliens upon a distant planet. They cant contact the aliens in any way or understand their language. All they can do is watch.  Then  without warning  a military cordon is imposed on the Blind Lake site. All communication with the outside world is cut off. Food and other vital supplies are delivered by remote control. No one knows why.  The scientists  nevertheless  go on with their research. Among them are Nerissa Iverson and the man she recently divorced  Raymond Scutter. They continue to work together despite the difficult conditions and the bitterness between them. Ray believes their efforts are doomed; that culture is arbitrary  and the aliens will forever be an enigma.  Nerissa believes there is a commonality of sentient thought  and that our failure to understand is our own ignorance  not a fact of nature. The behavior of the alien she has been tracking seems to be developing an elusive narrative logic--and she comes to feel that the alien is somehow  impossibly  aware of the projects observers.  But her time is running out. Ray is turning hostile  stalking her. The military cordon is tightening. Understanding had better come soon.... Blind Lake is a 2004 Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647037399093,"sku":"ByrdShop_0765341603","price":27.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780765341600.jpg?v=1781686511","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/blind-lake-9780765341600","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}