{"product_id":"the-greatest-adventure-9780262551427","title":"The Greatest Adventure (Mit Press \/ Radium Age) [Taine, John]","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eJohn Taine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA scientifically-precipitated, out-of-control tale of evolution set in Antarctica--it predates Lovecraft's \u003ci\u003eAt the Mountains of Madness\u003c\/i\u003e--by a mathematician of note who also wrote science fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Greatest Adventure\u003c\/i\u003e, an expedition to Antarctica discovers remnants of an elder race with advanced technology. These ancients had discovered the secret of developing new life-forms... but when the mutations threatened to run amok, their creators entombed their entire civilization in ice. Intrepid aviatrix Edith Lane and her comrades must flee through caverns inhabited by the mutated monsters... and when frozen spores begin to thaw out, the planet is threatened by malign plant life! A tale of horror by John Taine--the pseudonym of mathematician Eric Temple Bell--that is not without moments of humor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Random House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780262551427","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44075749998768,"sku":"9780262551427b","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2341\/9361\/files\/img_13615eb9-56e4-466e-bd27-5333ccace39e.jpg?v=1732306044","url":"https:\/\/pandemoniumbooks.com\/products\/the-greatest-adventure-9780262551427","provider":"Pandemonium Books and Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}