{"product_id":"the-last-gifts-of-the-riley-august-9781335002686","title":"The Last Gifts of the Universe","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAN AUDIBLE BEST OF THE YEAR PICK for 2024!\u003cbr\u003eA Waterstones August Book of the Month Pick!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eA dying universe. A search for answers. An adventure at the end of a trillion lifetimes.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the Home worlds finally achieved the technology to venture out into the stars, they found a graveyard of dead civilisations. What befell them is unknown. All Home knows is that they are the last ones left - and whatever came for the others will one day come for them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScout is an Archivist who scours the dead worlds of the cosmos for their last gifts: interesting technology, cultural rituals - anything left behind that might be useful to Home and their survival. During an excavation on a lifeless planet, Scout unearths something unbelievable: a surviving message from an alien who witnessed the world-ending entity thousands of years ago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow Scout, their brother and their sometimes-fearless, space-faring cat, Pumpkin, must race to save what matters most.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Riley August\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1335002685\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781335002686\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hanover Square Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.31w x 0.75d","brand":"Riley August","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48742193823999,"sku":"9781335002686","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_06479d10-b8ea-4099-8ecf-de499db17a60.jpg?v=1782443912","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-last-gifts-of-the-riley-august-9781335002686","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}