{"product_id":"9781035013814-shroud","title":"Shroud","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eAfter two scientists crash on a hostile moon, they must use every tool at their disposal to survive. A tense, atmospheric voyage into the unknown from Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of \u003ci\u003eChildren of Time\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Thrilling, terrifying and fascinating’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e– Tim Peake, British ESA astronaut\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThey looked into darkness. The darkness looked back .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn utterly gripping story of first contact on a hostile planet from Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of the Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning \u003ci\u003eChildren of Time\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew for this edition:\u003c\/b\u003e The short story ‘Sins of the Children’, the fascinating prequel to \u003ci\u003eShroud\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn expedition to a distant star system discovers a pitch-black moon alive with radio activity. Its high-gravity, high-pressure, zero-oxygen environment is deadly to human life, but ripe for exploitation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey name the moon Shroud. But they never mean to go there . until a catastrophic accident forces Juna Ceelander and Mai Ste Etienne to crash-land on its inhospitable surface in a barely adequate escape vehicle. Alone, and fighting to survive, the two women embark on a gruelling journey in search of salvation. But Juna and Mai’s tenuous existence is threatened by Shroud’s extraordinary alien species. If they can escape, they’ll have to explain the impossible and translate the incredible .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* * *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eShroud\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Evokes an unrelatable extraterrestrial world . keeps you guessing throughout'\u003ci\u003e – SFX\u003c\/i\u003e, 5* Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Clever, vivid and terrifying . No one has an imagination like Adrian Tchaikovsky’ – Jim Al-Khalili, presenter of BBC Radio 4’s \u003ci\u003eThe Life Scientific\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Crunchy, conceptual SF at its best’ – Richard Morgan, author of \u003ci\u003eAltered Carbon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘This is hard-edged science fiction that never loses its soul’ – Sue Burke, author of \u003ci\u003eSemiosis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Makes Andy Weir’s vision of Mars in The Martian look like a Caribbean beach resort’ – \u003ci\u003eThe Fantasy Hive\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55495706739062,"sku":"9781035013814","price":9.07,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_41090474.jpg?v=1777644893","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781035013814-shroud","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}