{"product_id":"blackfish-city","title":"Blackfish City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***SHORTLISTED FOR THE NEBULA AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e***A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK OF 2018***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e***A KIRKUS BEST BOOK OF 2018*** \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e***A WASHINGTON POST BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL OF 2018***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA remarkable work of dystopian imagination\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'' - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eStarburst\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Incisive\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e and beautifully written . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eBlackfish City\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e simmers with menace and heartache, suspense and wonder'' \u003c\/b\u003e- Ann Leckie, Hugo, Nebula and Clarke Award-winning author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e*****\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter the climate wars, a floating city was constructed in the Arctic Circle. Once a remarkable feat of mechanical and social engineering it is now rife with corruption and the population simmers with unrest. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInto this turmoil comes a strange new visitor - a  woman accompanied by an orca and a chained polar bear. She disappears into the crowds looking for someone she lost thirty years ago, followed by whispers of a vanished people who could bond with animals. Her arrival draws together four people and sparks a chain of events that will change Blackfish City forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDISTURBING, POWERFUL AND FEARLESSLY IMAGINED\u003ci\u003e, BLACKFISH CITY \u003c\/i\u003eIS A MESMERISING NOVEL FROM A REMARKABLE NEW VOICE IN SCIENCE FICTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*****\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A compelling dystopian thriller'' \u003c\/b\u003eGuardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Sam Miller is a fiercely strong writer, and this book is a blast''\u003c\/b\u003e - Daryl Gregory, World Fantasy\u003cbr\u003e Award-winning author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''I haven''t been this swept away by imagination and worldbuilding since Philip Pullman''s His Dark Materials'' \u003c\/b\u003e- Carmen Maria Machado, National Book Award-nominated author of \u003ci\u003eHer Body and other Parties\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Damn near perfect'' \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003ci\u003eThe Book Smugglers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''An ambitious, imaginative and big-hearted dystopian ensemble story that''s by turns elegiac and angry'' \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003ci\u003ePublisher''s Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''This is the kind of swirling, original sci-fi we live for'' \u003c\/b\u003e- B\u0026amp;N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57319004406142,"sku":"NW9780356510040","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780356510040.jpg?v=1778726538","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/blackfish-city","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}