{"product_id":"terminal-world-paperback","title":"Terminal World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlastair Reynolds\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the last surviving human city, an ex-spy gets sucked into a dangerous quest that will take him beyond the city walls when a winged man turns up dead in his morgue in this innovative and original dystopian space adventure. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpearpoint, the last human city, is an enormous atmosphere-piercing spire. Clinging to its skin are the zones, a series of semi-autonomous city-states, each of which enjoys a different--and rigidly enforced--level of technology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing an infiltration mission that went tragically wrong, Quillon has been living incognito, working as a pathologist in the district morgue. But when a near-dead angel drops onto his dissecting table, Quillon's world is wrenched apart one more time, for the angel is a winged posthuman from Spearpoint's Celestial Levels--and with the dying body comes bad news. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf Quillon is to save his life, he must leave his home and journey into the cold and hostile lands beyond Spearpoint's base, starting an exile that will take him further than he could ever imagine. But there is far more at stake than just Quillon's own survival, for the limiting technologies of the zones are determined not by governments or police, but by the very nature of reality--and reality itself is showing worrying signs of instability . . .\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlastair Reynolds \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Barry, South Wales, in 1966. He studied at Newcastle and St. Andrews Universities and has a Ph.D. in astronomy. he stopped working as an astrophysicist for the European Space Agency to become a full-time writer. \u003ci\u003eRevelation Space\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePushing Ice \u003c\/i\u003ewere shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award; \u003ci\u003eRevelation Space, Absolution Gap, Diamond Dogs, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCentury Rain \u003c\/i\u003ewere shortlisted for the British Science Fiction Award, and \u003ci\u003eChasm City \u003c\/i\u003ewon the British Science Fiction Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.2 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 21, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42159812542599,"sku":"9780316362290","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/25409b633a259cf83287779a33085121.webp?v=1733269406","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/terminal-world-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}