{"product_id":"ventus","title":"Ventus","description":"\u003cp\u003eVentus is a large-scale Hard SF adventure novel in the tradition of Larry Niven  Vernor Vinge  and Arthur C. Clarke. Karl Schroeder  a physicist and writer  is a winner of Canadas Aurora Award. His first novel was called the best first fantasy of the year by Science Fiction Chronicle  and now his first SF novel launches a major career in SF.  Young Jordan Mason  on the terraformed planet Ventus  has visions. Kidnapped by Calandria May--a human from offworld sent to investigate the AIs (the Winds) of Ventus--Jordan is desperate to find the meaning of his visions  desperate enough to risk calling down the Winds that destroy technology to protect the created environment  who descend and wreak havoc. As a result Jordan escapes from Calandria and sets out to discover his destiny on his own. Calandria and others  both human and AI  search for Jordan  who holds the key to catastrophe or salvation.  Ventus is an epic journey across a fascinating planet with a big mystery--why have the Winds fallen silent? It is one of the major  ambitious SF novels of the year and the international launch of an important new hard SF writer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44984081973301,"sku":"ByrdShop_031287197X","price":59.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780312871970.jpg?v=1770822210","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/ventus","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}