{"product_id":"house-of-suns","title":"House of Suns","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA spectacular, large-scale space opera - the ultimate galaxy-spanning adventure\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSix million years ago, at the very dawn of the starfaring era, Abigail Gentian fractured herself into a thousand male and female clones: the shatterlings. Sent out into the galaxy, these shatterlings have stood aloof as they document the rise and fall of countless human empires. They meet every two hundred thousand years, to exchange news and memories of their travels with their siblings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCampion and Purslane are not only late for their thirty-second reunion, but they have brought along an amnesiac golden robot for a guest. But the wayward shatterlings get more than the scolding they expect: they face the discovery that someone has a very serious grudge against the Gentian line, and there is a very real possibility of traitors in their midst. The surviving shatterlings have to dodge exotic weapons while they regroup to try to solve the mystery of who is persecuting them, and why - before their ancient line is wiped out of existence, forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Alastair Reynolds:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The span here is mind-boggling, cosmos-spanning concepts, a breath-taking journey' \u003ci\u003eGood Book Guide\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eChasm City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'[A] wonderfully entertaining puzzle wrapped inside an adventure story' \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eEversion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A fabulous and satisfying novel' \u003ci\u003eSF Crowsnest\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eRevenger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An excellent adventure that's sure to keep readers on their toes' \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eRevenger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A fun, character focused bottle mystery that shifts settings like a chameleon walking across a rainbow carpet' \u003ci\u003eThe Quill to Live\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eEversion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Entertaining and thought-provoking' \u003ci\u003eLocus \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eRevelation Space\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Pirates in space, full of peril and high-jinks . . . This is a novel that's elegantly plotted, full of surprises and, as first time round, rip-roaring fun' \u003ci\u003eSFX \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eRevenger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Reynolds is one of the modern masters of science fiction' \u003ci\u003eStarburst\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is a story to break hearts and make you turn pages. It's great stuff; pick it up, you'll want to know what happens next' \u003ci\u003eSF\u0026amp;F Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eCentury Rain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Much of the fun of these books comes from the construction of a far, far-future space-opera . . . the mapping of Age of Sail tropes onto space travel is just the start . . . Nevertheless, at the centre of this baroque masquerade party resides a sober consideration of what it might mean to go off adventuring, what it might cost' \u003ci\u003eLocus \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eRevenger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Reynolds is a master singer of the Space Opera' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54240261144920,"sku":"9780575082373","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780575082373.jpg?v=1777614314","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/house-of-suns","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}