{"product_id":"shroud-adrian-tchaikovsky","title":"Shroud (Adrian Tchaikovsky)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e'Thrilling, terrifying and fascinating'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eTim Peake, British ESA astronaut\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThey looked into darkness. The darkness looked back . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn utterly gripping story of first contact on a hostile planet from Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of the Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning \u003ci\u003eChildren of Time\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew for this paperback edition: \u003c\/b\u003eIncludes the short story \u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eSins of the Children', the fascinating prequel to \u003ci\u003eShroud\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn expedition to a distant star system discovers a pitch-black moon alive with radio activity. Its high-gravity, high-pressure, zero-oxygen environment is deadly to human life, but ripe for exploitation. They name it Shroud.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnder no circumstances can a human survive on Shroud's inhospitable surface - but a catastrophic accident forces Juna Ceelander and Mai Ste Etienne to crash-land in a barely adequate escape vehicle. Alone, and fighting to survive, the two women embark on a gruelling journey in search of salvation. But Juna and Mai's tenuous existence is threatened by Shroud's extraordinary alien species. If they can escape, they'll have to explain the impossible and translate the incredible . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* * *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eShroud\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Clever, vivid and terrifying . . . No one has an imagination like Adrian Tchaikovsky' - Jim Al-Khalili, presenter of BBC Radio 4's \u003ci\u003eThe Life Scientific\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Crunchy, conceptual SF at its best' - Richard Morgan, author of \u003ci\u003eAltered Carbon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is hard-edged science fiction that never loses its soul' - Sue Burke, author of \u003ci\u003eSemiosis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Makes Andy Weir's vision of Mars in \u003ci\u003eThe Martian \u003c\/i\u003elook like a Caribbean beach resort' - \u003ci\u003eThe Fantasy Hive\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdrian Tchaikovsky was born in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, has practised law and now writes full time. He's also studied stage-fighting, perpetrated amateur dramatics and has a keen interest in entomology and table-top games.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdrian is the author of the critically acclaimed Shadows of the Apt series, the Echoes of the Fall series and other novels, novellas and short stories. \u003ci\u003eChildren of Time \u003c\/i\u003ewon the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke Award, and \u003ci\u003eChildren of Ruin \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eShards of Earth\u003c\/i\u003e both won the British Science Fiction Award for Best Novel. \u003ci\u003eThe Tiger and the Wolf \u003c\/i\u003ewon the British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel, while \u003ci\u003eAnd Put Away Childish Things \u003c\/i\u003ewon the BSFA Award for Best Shorter Fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 448 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63412322599261,"sku":"K098065740","price":11.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/223070-9806574000001A.jpg?v=1770971237","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/shroud-adrian-tchaikovsky","provider":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}