{"product_id":"bear-head","title":"Bear Head","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHoney the genetically engineered bear starts a revolution on the Red Planet in the new novel from the Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eChildren of Time\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWELCOME TO HELL CITY, MARS\u003cbr\u003eJimmy Martin has a sore head.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe''s used to smuggling illegal data in his headspace. But this is the first time it has started talking to him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe data claims to be a distinguished academic, author and civil rights activist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt also claims to be a bear.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA bear named Honey.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJimmy has nothing against bioforms – he''s one himself, albeit one engineered out of human stock – and works with them everyday in Hell City, building the future, staking mankind''s claim to a new world: Mars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe problem is that \u003cb\u003ehumanity isn''t the only entity with designs on the Red Planet\u003c\/b\u003e. Out in the airless desert there is another presence. A novel intelligence, elusive, unknowable and potentially lethal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd Honey is here to make contact with it, whether Jimmy likes it or not.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRAISE FOR BEAR HEAD:\u003cbr\u003e''An unashamedly thrilling escapade'' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Funny, appalling, gruesome and uplifting... Propelled by a cracking plot that balances dystopian satire with a palpable sense of moral peril'' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''An absolute whammy of a read, and a must for anyone who enjoys a smart, fast-paced, hugely entertaining blast of speculative fiction... This is one of those books where you can just throw yourself and abandon yourself to a fabulous story, knowing you will be entertained throughout'' \u003ci\u003eLoveReading\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A rousing good read'' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''If you''re a fan of \u003ci\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e, this classic dystopian book will have you hooked within the first few pages. Smart, fast-paced, and razor-sharp, this book is surprisingly funny while still remaining deeply thought-provoking'' \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57397708194174,"sku":"NW9781035922482","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781035922482.jpg?v=1778606146","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/bear-head","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}