{"product_id":"zima-blue-alastair-reynolds-9780575084551","title":"Zima Blue","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fabulous collection spanning the galaxies and career of SF superstar Alastair Reynolds\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReynolds' pursuit of truth is not limited to wide-angle star smashing - not that stars don't get pulverised when one character is gifted (or cursed) with an awful weapon by the legendary Merlin. Reynolds' protagonists find themselves in situations of betrayal, whether by a loved one's accidental death, as in 'Signal to Noise', or by a trusted wartime authority, in 'Spirey and the Queen'. His fertile imagination can resurrect Elton John on Mars in 'Understanding Space and Time' or make prophets of the human condition out of pool-cleaning robots in the title story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut overall, the stories in ZIMA BLUE represent a more optimistic take on humanity's future, a view that says there may be wars, there may be catastrophes and cosmic errors, but something human will still survive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alastair Reynolds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0575084553\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780575084551\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gollancz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.30d","brand":"Alastair Reynolds","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43920234316031,"sku":"9780575084551","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_918df417-5956-4bf2-9e80-a9a360c15c57.jpg?v=1680814276","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/zima-blue-alastair-reynolds-9780575084551","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}