{"product_id":"here-and-beyond-4","title":"Here and Beyond","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A brilliant, character-driven debut novel . . . An imaginative journey that's absorbing, thoughtful and deeply humane' \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'LaCroix shows us the difficulties that mount for those on board from disease to rebellions to some travellers who come to doubt that they are even on a ship at all . . . Don't just take my word for its brilliance' \u003ci\u003eNEWSCIENTIST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A rousing achievement ... What makes \u003ci\u003eHere and Beyond \u003c\/i\u003estand out is its dedication to character, richness of emotion, and a tender eye for the humanity of all’ COURTTIA NEWLAND\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e______________________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEarthworld is a thing of the past. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWelcome to the future.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter the collapse of life on Earth as it once was known, 600 people are selected for passage on Shipworld, a spacecraft charting a 360-year voyage to a new planet. Their mission will see generation after generation born, living and dying on board – until one day their descendants finally step foot on the ‘Super Earth’ that might offer the last chance for humankind’s survival.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut life aboard Shipworld is far from a waiting game. The spacecraft promises a world of its own, a harmonious system free of class distinctions and wealth accumulation. Yet with each new generation comes daunting challenges to the future of their civilisation – from creeping doubts about the nature of reality to an outbreak of disease that could eradicate their population, from rebels who threaten the unity of the mission to a traumatic encounter with a mysterious space phenomenon. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn intergenerational epic populated by pioneers and chroniclers, enemies and friends, leaders and legends, \u003ci\u003eHere and Beyond \u003c\/i\u003eis an intricate and imaginative exploration of the arc of human  endeavour.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e______________________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers are saying:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A fascinating reflection on what it means to be human’ \u003cbr\u003e‘A space opera of considerable breadth and depth’ \u003cbr\u003e‘An imaginative and thought-provoking exploration of humanity’s future’\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54263048765784,"sku":"9781526678256","price":21.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781526678256_8b838eb8-a606-47c2-83b4-4bee6c1018d0.jpg?v=1779514268","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/here-and-beyond-4","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}