{"product_id":"the-afterlife-project","title":"The Afterlife Project","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeparated by ten thousand years, a team of scientists and their test subject must work together to save the human species--before it's too late . .\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This beautiful and heartbreaking book reminds us of what we have, and what we stand to lose. Unforgettable.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e -- Danielle Trussoni, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e-bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Puzzle Master\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith humanity facing imminent extinction, Centauri Project scientists use technology originally designed for interstellar travel to send a test subject ten millennia into Earth's future. Marooned in an uninhabited wilderness, microbiologist Nicholas Hindman searches for evidence of remnant populations. He has a protocol to follow and is determined to do so to the bitter end--though he knows he's probably searching in vain, stranded on an empty planet silently orbiting the sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, back in 2068 AD, a devastating hyperpandemic has quelled all talk of interstellar travel and thrown the future of humanity into grave doubt. Four surviving members of the Centauri team board a vintage solar-powered sailing yacht for a harrowing journey in search of a second test subject. Their destination is a small volcanic island north of Sicily rumored to harbor that rarest of creatures: a woman capable of getting pregnant, thereby ensuring this generation of Homo sapiens isn't the last. But first they must make it halfway across the post-apocalyptic globe, risking heatwaves, oceanic megastorms, murderous gangs, deranged cult leaders, a volcanic eruption, and the dangerous microbes that continue to circulate through the planet's atmosphere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA finalist for the Prism Prize for Climate Literature, \u003ci\u003eThe Afterlife Project\u003c\/i\u003e encompasses a desperate quest for the key to the future of humanity, an impossible love story, and a search for meaning across the inconceivable vastness of geological time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTim Weed\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Gatepost\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e A Field Guide to Murder \u0026amp; Fly Fishing\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWill Poole's Island\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Afterlife Project\u003c\/em\u003e, which was named a best book of 2025 by \u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e. He serves on the core faculty of the Newport MFA for creative writing and is the cofounder of the Cuba Writers Program. Weed spent the first part of his career leading educational travel programs around the globe and was a featured expert for National Geographic Expeditions. He lives in rural Vermont with his family and three disobedient cats. To learn more, visit www.timweed.net.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tim Weed","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51109329895709,"sku":"9781039480452","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9095\/8877\/files\/9781039480452.jpg?v=1775072009","url":"https:\/\/staging.anovelideaphilly.com\/products\/the-afterlife-project","provider":"A Novel Idea on Passyunk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}