{"product_id":"9781399600460-mountain-in-the-sea","title":"The Mountain in the Sea","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWinner of the Locus Best First Novel Award. \u003cb\u003eDavid Mitchell meets \u003ci\u003eArrival \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eMy Octopus Teacher \u003c\/i\u003ein a breathlessly entertaining literary thriller exploring men's fraught relationship with nature.\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e'I loved this novel's  brain and heart'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAVID MITCHELL, AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eCLOUD ATLAS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A first-rate speculative thriller, by turns fascinating, brutal,  powerful, and redemptive'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJEFF VANDERMEER, AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eANNIHILATION\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere are creatures in the water of Con Dao. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo the locals, they're monsters. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo the corporate owners of the island, an opportunity.  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo the team of three sent to study them, a revelation. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Their minds are unlike ours. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheir bodies are malleable, transformable, shifting. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey can communicate. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd they want us to leave.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen  pioneering marine biologist Dr. Ha Nguyen is offered the chance to  travel to the remote Con Dao Archipelago to investigate a highly  intelligent, dangerous octopus species, she doesn't pause long enough to  look at the fine print. DIANIMA- a transnational tech corporation  best known for its groundbreaking work in artificial intelligence - has  purchased the islands, evacuated their population and sealed the  archipelago off from the world so that Nguyen can focus on her research.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the stakes are high: the octopuses hold the key to unprecedented breakthroughs in  extrahuman intelligence and there are vast fortunes to  be made by whoever can take advantage of their advancements. And no one has yet asked the octopuses what \u003ci\u003ethey \u003c\/i\u003ethink. And what they might do about it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers are saying about \u003ci\u003eThe Mountain in the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Poetic, thrilling, and sent my imagination into overdrive . \u003cb\u003epacked full of wholly original, mind-expanding ideas \u003c\/b\u003eabout consciousness and communication' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA masterfully spun poem of a story \u003c\/b\u003ethat explores power differentials, what we do to each other, and what we do to the species with which we share our planet' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Kicks off from first contact with an intelligent octopus species and the exploration of its language and culture to \u003cb\u003ea broader reflection on intelligence, consciousness, and self\u003c\/b\u003e. Ray Nayler does an outstanding job' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eFans of the short story\/movie \u003ci\u003eArrival\u003c\/i\u003e, take note \u003c\/b\u003eof this one . If you want to read a fun twist on an \"alien encounter\" story with a great mix of thrills and brains, I would strongly recommend this' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'It's completely unique, and I loved it . fascinating and complex' \u003c\/b\u003eGoodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I cannot put my finger on exact thing that kept me in this story and made me finish in one sitting . \u003cb\u003eIt expands the perspective. \u003c\/b\u003eI can go on and on about this book, but I would recommend that all sci-fi and sea lovers read this' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40682564845665,"sku":"9781399600460","price":16.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/products\/308c56acceb4f7d129af0258b69f4d86.jpg?v=1675127397","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781399600460-mountain-in-the-sea","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}