{"product_id":"gaudeamus-paperback","title":"Gaudeamus - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Barnes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePatrick Nielsen Hayden\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a tale that transgresses conventional lines between fiction and reality, renowned science fiction writer John Barnes finds \u003ci\u003ehimself\u003c\/i\u003e in one of the wildest, most rollicking SF adventures in years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBarnes's college friend Travis Bismark always brings back plenty of great stories from his job as an industrial spy. This time, over a few beer- and coffee-fueled chat sessions, Travis unravels a tale about his current case too tall for even an SF author to believe: a Gaudeamus machine that bends physics in order to make possible both teleportation and time travel, and how it gets stolen twice; a prostitute who deals telepathy-inducing drugs; five scientists who ride around in a flying saucer in clown suits by day and play awful punk rock by night; hippie kidnappers; and dozens of inventors who master the concept of the Gaudeamus machine and are immediately contacted by aliens offering them their heart's desire in exchange for the right to have their way with Earth.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Barnes\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eOrbital Romance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Million Open Doors\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMother of Storms\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEarth Made of Glass\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Merchants of Souls\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCandle\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other novels. With Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, he wrote the novels \u003ci\u003eEncounter with Tiber\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Return\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Colorado.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.1 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52521791127859,"sku":"9780765311986","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/KzQ5c0ROUVJqaWkzTnpkNGNCU0ZHdz09.webp?v=1760536425","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/gaudeamus-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}