{"product_id":"9781680572483","title":"Climbing Olympus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA group of surgically altered exiles plot to destroy a corrupt plot to colonize Mars in this science fiction adventure by a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn order to terraform Mars, Earth first had to transform people . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Red Planet is a harsh place, and normal humans cannot survive there during the many years of taming the planet. But a group of humans-called \"volunteers,\" even though they were taken from prison gulags-have been surgically altered to survive the environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey are exiles, never again able to breathe Earth's air.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut for all their work, as they make Mars a place where normal humans can live, these altered humans are no longer suited for their own home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey are obsolete people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey sacrificed their humanity to become the first Martians. And they will not stand by as humans come to take their home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eClimbing Olympus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An exciting story . . . One feels that this may very well be the way the conquest of Mars will happen.\" -Poul Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"WordFire Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46505562439921,"sku":"9781680572483","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781680572483_p0.jpg?v=1766423791","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781680572483","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}