{"product_id":"9780575105737","title":"The Eternal Flame","description":"Author: Greg Egan\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780575105737\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Orion\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 08 Oct 2013\u003cbr\u003ePages: 418 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe generation ship Peerless is suffering from a population explosion, and the only way to reduce the number of children is by drastically limiting the females' food intake. So population control consists of two barbaric choices: starvation, or suicide.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTrying to find a better way, a biologist starts experimenting with animals, and stumbles on a technique that radically alters the reproductive cycle. But while the advantages are obvious, there's a major drawback: while it spares women from their old role - reproduction without hope of survival - it will essentially wipe out an entire sex.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmid the turmoil created by this new possibility, physicists on the ship are working to develop the technology they will need to complete the mission of the Peerless. One of the expedition's founders dreamed of discovering the Eternal Flame: a way to generate thrust without consuming any fuel at all.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe inhabitants on board the Peerless have some hard choices to make - and the wrong one could spell extinction for their entire race.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47904423870622,"sku":"ING-9780575105737","price":42.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780575105737.jpg?v=1782452772","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780575105737","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}