{"product_id":"icicle-a-tensor-matrix-paperback","title":"Icicle: A Tensor Matrix - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert G. Williscroft\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBraxton Thorpe has discovered a threat to the entire Solar System, but he has a problem: he's dead.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"\u003cem\u003eThere's interstellar travel, wormholes, aliens, and the threat of inter-planetary war, which, together with Braxton's personal and wider quest, adds up to one hell of an adventure. Not bad for a dead man!\u003c\/em\u003e\" -Sebastian J. Brook, Editor of \u003cem\u003eDoctor Who Online\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Frozen at death, Thorpe awakens to find himself uploaded into an electronic matrix. Exploring beyond the matrix and the larger GlobalNet, he discovers the Oort, a distributed electronic entity older than humanity, with an unnerving secret: aliens wiped out nearly all life on Earth once, and are coming back to do it again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The mathematical entity that is Thorpe has to find a way to convince humans of the threat, and in time to do something about it. But how, and what?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e If you've read Niven's \u003cem\u003eA World Out of Time\u003c\/em\u003e or Taylor's \u003cem\u003eWe Are Legion, \u003c\/em\u003e the opening of \u003cem\u003eIcicle\u003c\/em\u003e will only \"seem\" familiar. Buckle up for a wild ride-you ain't seen nothin' yet!\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 318\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.86 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 26, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67883051647283,"sku":"9781968367282","price":35.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/LN_PoD_mTr9781968367282.webp?v=1793655081","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/icicle-a-tensor-matrix-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}