{"product_id":"termination-shock-a-novel","title":"Termination Shock A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Neal Stephenson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished by HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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":"Phoenix Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47158507634857,"sku":"PHBK-9780063028067","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/9899\/1785\/files\/11484773482210.jpg?v=1780591540","url":"https:\/\/myti.com\/products\/termination-shock-a-novel","provider":"Myti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}