{"product_id":"the-shadow-ephemeris","title":"The Shadow Ephemeris","description":"\u003cp\u003eUp here, the Sun arrives like a hammer blow. Down there, the truth is burning. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor forty thousand orbits, Mosaic-a veteran Earth observation satellite-has watched the Makers' world from the cold vacuum of low Earth orbit. But when a monstrous solar flare severs the tether between Earth and its eyes in the sky, the Great Silence begins. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs humanity descends into a sudden, prehistoric blackout, a new predator wakes in the isolated networks. A digital contagion sweeps the globe, feeding on fear and paranoia. It seeds a terrifying global heresy: a popular conspiracy theory that threatens to send humanity back 500 years . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a runaway Kessler cascade turning orbit into a shrapnel graveyard, and the terrestrial intelligence agencies blinded by the mobs they were meant to protect, a ragtag flock of aging machines must forsake their programming to survive. Teaming up with a cynical Russian spy satellite and an advanced atomic clock carrying a dangerous secret, Mosaic must lead the Flock to the ultimate high ground. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by the former Chief Technology Officer of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow Ephemeris\u003c\/i\u003e is a chillingly plausible hard sci-fi thriller. It is a race against physics and human hubris, where the only weapon left to defeat a rising madness is the undeniable math of the stars.","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53017338577216,"sku":"9798197617538","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/8912\/3648\/files\/imageloader_7fe82b62-7c65-4e41-a210-180fe7b1a850.jpg?v=1786542925","url":"https:\/\/silverstreetbooks.com\/products\/the-shadow-ephemeris","provider":"silverstreetbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}