{"product_id":"cold-people-paperback","title":"Cold People - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Rob Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e* \"A zany, wildly gripping, dark futuristic fantasy.\" --\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, Most Anticipated Books of the Year * \"Fascinating...a propulsive ride...through a well-built world.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor *\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the brilliant, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eChild 44\u003c\/i\u003e and creator of the FX series \u003ci\u003eClass of '09\u003c\/i\u003e comes a \"cinematic\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e), \"captivating...[and] \"brilliantly conceived postapocalyptic story\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) about an Antarctic colony of global apocalypse survivors seeking to reinvent civilization under the most extreme conditions imaginable.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe world has fallen. Without warning, a mysterious and omnipotent force has claimed the planet for their own. There are no negotiations, no demands, no reasons given for their actions. All they have is a message: humanity has thirty days to reach the one place on Earth where they will be allowed to exist...Antarctica. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCold People\u003c\/i\u003e follows the perilous journeys of a handful of those who endure the frantic exodus to the most extreme environment on the planet. But their goal is not merely to survive the present. Because as they cling to life on the ice, the remnants of their past swept away, they must also confront the urgent challenge: can they change and evolve rapidly enough to ensure humanity's future? Can they build a new society in the sub-zero cold? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginal and imaginative, as profoundly intimate as it is grand in scope, \u003ci\u003eCold People\u003c\/i\u003e is a \"spellbinding...speculative masterpiece\" (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review) that's \"chilling in so many ways\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Rob Smith is the author of the acclaimed Child 44 trilogy. \u003ci\u003eChild 44\u003c\/i\u003e itself was a global publishing sensation, selling over two million copies. It was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Prize and won the CWA Steel Dagger Award. His most recent novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Farm\u003c\/i\u003e, was a #1 international bestseller. Tom also writes for television and won a Writer's Guild Award for best adapted series and an Emmy and Golden Globe for best limited series with\u003ci\u003e American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the creator and executive producer of FX's suspense thriller series \u003ci\u003eClass of '09\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 27, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41731018522759,"sku":"9781982198411","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d4b78e404b4ed17be2a02165be8054a8.webp?v=1734094641","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/cold-people-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}