{"product_id":"the-oppenheimer-alternative","title":"The Oppenheimer Alternative","description":"Used paperback in Very Good condition. \u003cb\u003e\"Science fiction fans will devour this smart speculative tale.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA nail-biting new science fiction thriller from Robert J. Sawyer; the all-time worldwide leader in award-wins as a science fiction or fantasy novelist.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Well worth reading.--\u003ci\u003eAnalog Science Fiction and Fact\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Really great, a page turner. I was hooked from the beginning to the end.\"--Andre Bormanis, co-executive producer, \u003ci\u003eThe Orville\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCosmos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn the 75th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb, \u003cb\u003eHugo\u003c\/b\u003e and Nebula-winning author Robert J. Sawyer takes us back in time to revisit history...with a twist.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile J. Robert Oppenheimer and his Manhattan Project team struggle to develop the A-bomb, Edward Teller wants something even more devastating: a bomb based on nuclear \u003ci\u003efusion\u003c\/i\u003e--the mechanism that powers the sun.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeller's research leads to a terrifying discovery: by the year 2030, the sun will eject its outermost layer, destroying the entire inner solar system--including Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs the war ends with the use of fission bombs against Japan, Oppenheimer's team, plus Albert Einstein and Wernher von Braun, stay together--the greatest scientific geniuses from the last century racing against time to save our future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeticulously researched and replete with real-life characters and events, \u003ci\u003eThe Oppenheimer Alternative\u003c\/i\u003e is a breathtaking adventure through both real and alternate history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sawyer, Robert J.","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":53803004199195,"sku":"mon0000798066","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/4004\/3291\/files\/11819853482774.jpg?v=1787344099","url":"https:\/\/bookalley.com\/products\/the-oppenheimer-alternative","provider":"Book Alley","version":"1.0","type":"link"}