{"id":2310,"date":"2021-02-01T15:40:06","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T15:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/?page_id=2310"},"modified":"2021-02-01T15:57:28","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T15:57:28","slug":"the-liminal-zone","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/index.php\/the-liminal-zone\/","title":{"rendered":"The Liminal Zone"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">\n<h2>Some review comments<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/myth.typepad.com\/borschland\/2020\/05\/the-liminal-zone.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Breakfast with Pandora<\/a><\/strong>: \u201c\u2026Abbott uses his deep understanding of human nature to<br \/>\nexplore what would happen in a future where outer space is much<br \/>\nless about what\u2019s &#8216;out there&#8217; than what\u2019s inside us\u2026\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 180px; ;vertical-align: top;\">\n<h4>Amazon.com<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.co.uk\/kp\/card?asin=B087JP2GJP&amp;preview=inline&amp;linkCode=kpe&amp;ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_8K7fybBF6B78E&amp;tag=kephrath-20\" width=\"168\" height=\"275\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>Amazon.co.uk<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.co.uk\/kp\/card?asin=B087JP2GJP&amp;preview=inline&amp;linkCode=kpe&amp;ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_ZH7fybY0424ZK&amp;tag=oldtestamestu-21\" width=\"168\" height=\"275\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Available in Kindle on&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B087JP2GJP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon.co.uk<\/a>,<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B087JP2GJP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon.com<\/a><\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/gp\/product\/B087JP2GJP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon.in<\/a><\/strong>, and other global Amazon stores \u2013 search by name. Paperback version available on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Timing-Richard-Abbott\/dp\/0993168469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon.co.uk<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Timing-Richard-Abbott\/dp\/0993168469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon.com<\/a><\/strong> or<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Timing-Richard-Abbott\/dp\/0993168469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Amazon.in<\/a><\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookdepository.com\/Liminal-Zone-Richard-Abbott\/9781838012007\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Book Depository<\/strong><\/a> offer free world-wide delivery in paperback form as another option.<\/p>\n<p><em>Timing<\/em>, the sequel to<em> Far from the Spaceports<\/em> is a near-future science fiction novel. Mitnash Thakur and his virtual partner Slate, tackle hi-tech financial crime in deep space.<\/p>\n<p><b><em>Samples (free downloads):<\/em><\/b><br \/>\n<em><a class=\"withLine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kephrath.com\/download.aspx?index=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Liminal Zone \u2013 Sample \u2013 Kindle mobi<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em><a class=\"withLine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kephrath.com\/download.aspx?index=21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Liminal Zone \u2013 Sample \u2013 epub<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2280\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2280\" style=\"width: 197px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Kindle-Cover-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2280 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Kindle-Cover-2-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Liminal Zone cover\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Kindle-Cover-2-197x300.jpg 197w, http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Kindle-Cover-2.jpg 658w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2280\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Liminal Zone cover<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><i>Selkies in Space?<\/i><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Nina Buraca, investigator of possible signs of alien life, has heard tales of<br \/>\nmysterious events on Pluto&#8217;s moon Charon, where a science outpost studies extrasolar planets. Facing opposition from her colleagues, she nevertheless travels from Earth to uncover the truth. Once there, she finds herself working with a team of people who have many secrets. To make progress, she has to take sides in an old dispute that she knows nothing about.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Can she determine who \u2013 or what \u2013 is really behind the name &#8220;<em>selkies<\/em>&#8220;, that the station&#8217;s staff have given to this uncanny phenomenon? And how will the discovery change her life?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>The Liminal Zone<\/em>, a novel in the <em>Far from the Spaceports<\/em> series, takes you a further twenty years into the future \u2013 and out to the edge of our solar system \u2013 for an encounter with the unknown.<\/p>\n<p>Publisher: <a href=\"http:\/\/mattehpublications.datascenesdev.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matteh Publications<\/a> (October&nbsp;14th 2016)<br \/>\nISBN: 978-1838-0120-0-7 (soft cover)<br \/>\nISBN: 978-1838-0120-1-4 (ebook \u2013 kindle)<\/p>\n<p>See <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kephrath.com\/WhereToBuy.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.kephrath.com<\/a><\/strong> for more options.<\/p>\n<p><small>Cover image \u00a9 copyright by permission Ian Grainger&nbsp;<\/small><small><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iangrainger.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.iangrainger.co.uk<\/a>.<\/small><\/p>\n<p><small>Original&nbsp;Matteh Publications logo drawn by Jackie Morgan.<\/small><\/p>\n<p><small>Planet and asteroid surface surface textures on the book cover and promotional material make use of images made available in the public domain by NASA, and are hereby acknowledged. NASA does not endorse the content of this book. At the time of publication, the specific images used may be found at:<\/small><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><small>http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/goddard\/2016\/new-hubble-portrait-of-mars,<\/small><\/li>\n<li><small>http:\/\/photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov\/catalog\/PIA10367 and<\/small><\/li>\n<li><small>http:\/\/photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov\/catalog\/PIA20825.<\/small><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some review comments Breakfast with Pandora: \u201c\u2026Abbott uses his deep understanding of human nature to explore what would happen in a future where outer space is much less about what\u2019s &#8216;out there&#8217; than what\u2019s inside us\u2026\u201d Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk Available in Kindle on&nbsp;Amazon.co.uk,&nbsp;Amazon.com,&nbsp;Amazon.in, and other global Amazon stores \u2013 search by name. Paperback version available on &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/index.php\/the-liminal-zone\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Liminal Zone<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2310","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2310"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2316,"href":"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2310\/revisions\/2316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/richardabbott.datascenesdev.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}