{"product_id":"truth-of-the-divine-paperback","title":"Truth of the Divine - 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\u003eLindsay Ellis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTruth of the Divine\u003c\/i\u003e is the latest alternate-history first-contact novel in the Noumena series from the instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Lindsay Ellis.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe human race is at a crossroads; we know that we are not alone, but details about the alien presence on Earth are still being withheld from the public. As the political climate grows more unstable, the world is forced to consider the ramifications of granting human rights to nonhuman persons. How do you define \"person\" in the first place? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Cora Sabino not only serves as the full-time communication intermediary between the alien entity Ampersand and his government chaperones but also shares a mysterious bond with him that is both painful and intimate in ways neither of them could have anticipated. Despite this, Ampersand is still keen on keeping secrets, even from Cora, which backfires on them both when investigative journalist Kaveh Mazandarani, a close colleague of Cora's unscrupulous estranged father, witnesses far more of Ampersand's machinations than anyone was meant to see. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Since Cora has no choice but to trust Kaveh, the two must work together to prove to a fearful world that intelligent, conscious beings should be considered persons, no matter how horrifying, powerful, or malicious they may seem. Making this case is hard enough when the public doesn't know what it's dealing with--and it will only become harder when a mysterious flash illuminates the sky, marking the arrival of an agent of chaos that will light an already-unstable world on fire. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a voice completely her own, Lindsay Ellis deepens her realistic exploration of the reality of a planet faced with the presence of extraterrestrial intelligence, probing the essential questions of humanity and decency, and the boundaries of the human mind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile asking the question of what constitutes a \"person,\" Ellis also examines what makes a monster.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLINDSAY ELLIS is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author, Hugo Award finalist, and video essayist who creates online content about media, narrative, literature, and film theory. After earning her bachelor's in cinema studies from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, she earned her MFA in film and television production, with a focus in documentary and screenwriting, from USC's School of Cinematic Arts. She lives in Long Beach, California. Her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eAxiom's End, \u003c\/i\u003e was an instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 x 7.9 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 25, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52548318658867,"sku":"9781250830227","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ditsclhDZVpVYkdMdzZqeURMSVpHUT09.webp?v=1761033422","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/truth-of-the-divine-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}