{"product_id":"stars-and-bones","title":"Stars and Bones","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the multi BSFA award-winner comes a stunningly inventive action-packed science-fiction epic adventure. A brand-new series for fans of Becky Chambers and Ann Leckie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeventy-five years from today, the human race has been cast from a dying Earth to wander the stars in a vast fleet of arks — each shaped by its inhabitants into a diverse and fascinating new environment, with its own rules and eccentricities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen her sister disappears while responding to a mysterious alien distress call, Eryn insists on being part of the crew sent to look for her. What she discovers on Candidate-623 is both terrifying and deadly. When the threat follows her back to the fleet and people start dying, she is tasked with seeking out a legendary recluse who may just hold the key to humanity’s survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n'Powell balances plot, action, and character development perfectly. This promising start will especially appeal to James S.A. Corey fans.' — Publishers Weekly, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'With a strong heroine, some really imaginative supporting characters (including a talking cat), and a story that packs a serious emotional wallop, the novel spotlights Powell’s gifts for character-building and plotting. He’s already won two best-novel awards from the British Science Fiction Association, and it wouldn’t be surprising to see this one getting a nomination, too.' — Booklist\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Gareth Powell drops you into the action from the first page and then Just. Keeps. Going. This is a pro at the top of his game.' —John Scalzi\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A headlong, visceral plunge into a future equal parts fascinating and terrifying.' — Adrian Tchaikovsky\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A gripping, fast-paced space opera that poses the unique question: what if instead of saving humanity, aliens decided to save the Earth?' — Stina Leicht, author of Persephone Station\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A grand scale adventure packed with fun banter, snappy prose, and masterful science.' —\u003cbr\u003e\r\nEssa Hansen, author of Nophek Gloss\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An interstellar intelligence has a plan for Earth’s future, but is humanity a part of it? Fast-paced and thoughtful, Stars and Bones leaves the reader well-fed with hearty helpings of mystery, suspense, adventure, and terror.' — Marina Lostetter, author of Noumenon\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Gareth Powell’s Stars and Bones is shocking and beautiful — an electric, epic, and sometimes gruesome look at humanity facing its biggest challenge yet. Powell keeps the pressure on and doesn’t let go. I enjoyed it immensely.' — Karen Osborne, author of Architects of Memory\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A vividly imagined, propulsive read. Filled with a loveable cast of characters. Powell’s writing creates a rich tapestry of their voices and inner lives. I think readers will be thrilled by this story.' — Temi Oh, author of Do You Dream of Terra-Two?\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Big ships, big ideas and big emotions. Thrilling space opera which is epic in scope, yet always rooted at the human level, as all the best sci-fi is.' — Emma Newman, author of Planetfall\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An interstellar collision of massive ideas and startling originality.' — Zack Jordan, author of The Last Human\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Stars and Bones crafts a future that finds hope in dark places.' — Valerie Valdes, author of Chilling Effect\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Not Just Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42033238048939,"sku":"9781789094282","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/3732\/9579\/products\/9781789094282_1.jpg?v=1660270512","url":"https:\/\/notjustbooks.com.au\/products\/stars-and-bones","provider":"Not Just Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}