{"product_id":"9781472160003-space-oddity","title":"Space Oddity","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe greatest contest in the galaxy is back! Return to the world of the hilarious \u003ci\u003eSpace Opera\u003c\/i\u003e in this electric new novel from \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Catherynne M. Valente.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLike Douglas Adams writing on a sugar high'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe greatest contest in the galaxy is back! The stakes are high, the stage is electric, the glam is on point, and yet again the fate Planet Earth depends on the players' ability to ROCK.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYes, yes, of course Decibel Jones and the Absolute Zeroes saved the world.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBut what have they done for us lately?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Metagalactic Grand Prix is back. The stage is set for the 101st season of this part-gladiatorial contest, part-beauty pageant, part-concert extravaganza, and the stakes couldn't be higher.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut while Decibel Jones and the Absolute Zeroes are busy preparing for the contest (after finishing in tenth place the last time round) the fate of the Earth is once again threatened.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMalevolent forces are gathering, hatching a nefarious plot to disrupt the peace and take down these upstarts. But will humanity be able to rise again?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReturn to the world of the hilarious \u003ci\u003eSpace Opera\u003c\/i\u003e in this exhilarating new novel from \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Catherynne M. Valente.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'E\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003electric and breathless, it has the heart of Douglas Adams and the soul of David Bowie' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChuck Wendig on \u003c\/i\u003eSPACE OPERA\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":41754040205409,"sku":"9781472160003","price":19.91,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_31197612.jpg?v=1730965855","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781472160003-space-oddity","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}