{"product_id":"the-diemen-alexander-marie-heitz-9781922904416","title":"The Diemen Alexander","description":"\u003cp\u003e'\u003cem\u003eThe Diemen Alexander\u003c\/em\u003e is Jurassic Park meets ET in the best possible way. It's fast paced, thrilling, funny and fantastical. I loved it.' - \u003cem\u003eAlison Goodman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen tender-hearted geeky teenage Luke rescues a lizard in a thunderstorm on kunanyi, he has no idea it will have a mind of its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr eat quite so much. Or grow so fast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr resemble Tasmania's lost dinosaur.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuddenly Alexander the lizard becomes an immensely valuable object, sought by cold-blooded and violent people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuke's brains and compassion won't be enough to protect Alexander - something his anarchic sister Gatta could have told him - not even with help from the fearsome Shona, paleogeologist and AFLW Goddess.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile Alexander - teeth, claws and appetite - is growing, changing and learning to communicate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan Luke find his own ferocity and ruthlessness to counter the odds stacked against them?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sci-fi romp through present day Hobart - featuring zoology, comparative anatomy and venture capitalism - that asks deeper questions about human responsibility towards animals, the earth and each other, and the truth that power goes to the person most prepared to wield it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Diemen Alexander\u003c\/em\u003e is an adventure full of narrow escapes and fail-to-escapes, an XH Holden ute, shameful misuse of really excellent whisky, and a distressing amount of fast food.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marie Heitz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1922904414\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781922904416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Clan Destine Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/16\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.71d","brand":"Marie Heitz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44540413608191,"sku":"9781922904416","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_80eb8f1a-4459-470a-a137-7e73e24f8504.jpg?v=1700587759","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-diemen-alexander-marie-heitz-9781922904416","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}