{"product_id":"9780063028067","title":"Termination Shock: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew York Times Bestseller\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Neal Stephenson—who coined the term “metaverse” in his 1992 novel Snow Crash—comes a sweeping, prescient new thriller that transports readers to a near-future world in which the greenhouse effect has inexorably resulted in a whirling-dervish troposphere of superstorms, rising sea levels, global flooding, merciless heat waves, and virulent, deadly pandemics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Stephenson is one of speculative fiction’s most meticulous architects. . . . Termination Shock manages to pull off a rare trick, at once wildly imaginative and grounded.” — New York Times Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne man—visionary billionaire restaurant chain magnate T. R. Schmidt, Ph.D.—has a Big Idea for reversing global warming, a master plan perhaps best described as “elemental.” But will it work? And just as important, what are the consequences for the planet and all of humanity should it be applied?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRanging from the Texas heartland to the Dutch royal palace in the Hague, from the snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas to the sunbaked Chihuahuan Desert, Termination Shock brings together a disparate group of characters from different cultures and continents who grapple with the real-life repercussions of global warming. Ultimately, it asks the question: Might the cure be worse than the disease?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpic in scope while heartbreakingly human in perspective, Termination Shock sounds a clarion alarm, ponders potential solutions and dire risks, and wraps it all together in an exhilarating, witty, mind-expanding speculative adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48367203451113,"sku":"9780063028067","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0406\/5548\/7129\/files\/9780063028067_2bda5cea-b9d7-4121-bcf0-0afd1f099d38.jpg?v=1746568066","url":"https:\/\/redstickreads.com\/products\/9780063028067","provider":"Red Stick Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}