{"product_id":"9781399627177-massif","title":"Massif","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe epic scifi debut by the beloved multimillion copy bestseller unmissable for readers of Andy Weir and the perfect gateway into science fiction for fantasy fans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMultimillion-copy bestseller Garth Nix takes to the stars in his first ever adult sci-fi novel. Humanity has finally escaped to the stars - but at what cost?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRIDE A MASSIF TO A NEW STAR SYSTEM.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFIGHT THE ENEMY YOU FIND THERE. REPEAT.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's business as usual for Ship Leader Parnell Shi-Sawahla and the crew of the corvette \u003ci\u003eSassafras\u003c\/i\u003e. Ride a Massif to a new system, fight the enemy, repeat. For more than two hundred years humans have been hitching rides on these sentient, starfaring mountain ranges, colonising planets and exporting an on and off again war between Earth and Mars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the big questions are always there, behind every battle, every new colony, every new star system discovery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy do the Massifs carry humans to the stars? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy do they help us export our wars? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat's in it for the Massifs?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShip crews aren't supposed to ask these questions, they aren't supposed to think about these questions, and they definitely aren't supposed to \u003ci\u003ego deep\u003c\/i\u003e and talk to Massif avatars. But now Parnell and his tight-knit crew must try to find the answers, to save not only themselves but the future of humanity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the multimillion-copy bestseller behind many beloved fantasy series including The Old Kingdom and The Left-Handed Booksellers of London, comes his first ever adult sci-fi novel with an epic and poignant story of sentient starships, galactic warfare, and the bonds a crew forms in the cold black of space. \u003ci\u003eMassif \u003c\/i\u003eis utterly unmissable for readers of Andy Weir and Pierce Brown - and it's also the perfect gateway into science fiction for fantasy fans.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR GARTH NIX\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'You are in for a treat' \u003cb\u003eGEORGE R.R. MARTIN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'One of the best world-builders' \u003cb\u003eBRANDON SANDERSON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Nix sets the standard' \u003cb\u003eLEIGH BARDUGO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'I will never get enough' \u003cb\u003eSARAH J MAAS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A swashbuckling adventure' \u003cb\u003eJOE ABERCROMBIE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A world with the same four dimensional authority as our own' \u003cb\u003ePHILIP PULLMAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56585128640886,"sku":"9781399627177","price":20.17,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_40310988.jpg?v=1773367175","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781399627177-massif","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}