{"product_id":"calypso-hardcover","title":"Calypso - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOliver K. Langmead\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Ambitious and immersive...an elegantly told meditation on how we can't leave ourselves behind.\" -Esquire Magazine - The Best Sci-Fi Books of 2024 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA ground-breaking, mind-bending and wildly imaginative epic verse revolution in SF. A saga of colony ships, shattering moons and cataclysmic war in a new Eden. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTruly unforgettable and richly lyrical eco-fiction, for fans of Kim Stanley Robinson, Adrian Tchaikovsky, and Jeff VanderMeer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRochelle wakes from cryostasis to take up her role as engineer on the colony ark, Calypso. But she finds the ship has transformed into a forest, populated by the original crew's descendants, who revere her like a saint. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe travels the ship with the Calypso's creator, the enigmatic Sigmund, and Catherine, a bioengineered marvel who can commune with the plants, uncovering a new history of humanity forged while she slept. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe discovers a legacy of war between botanists and engineers. A war fought for the right to build a new Earth - a technological paradise, or a new Eden in bloom, untouched by mankind's past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd Rochelle, the last to wake, holds the balance of power in her hands.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOliver K. Langmead\u003c\/b\u003e is an author\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand a poet based in Glasgow. His novels include \u003ci\u003eGlitterati\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBirds of Paradise \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMetronome, \u003c\/i\u003eand his long-form poem, \u003ci\u003e Dark Star\u003c\/i\u003e, featured in the Barnes and Noble and the Guardian's Best Books of 2015. Oliver is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Glasgow, where he is researching terraforming and ecological philosophy, and in late 2018 he undertook a writing residency at the European Space Agency's Astronaut Centre in Cologne, writing about astronauts and people who work with astronauts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 7.95 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 02, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748882907424,"sku":"9781803365336","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/96756b98dee2e47c71b8481e9139f7bf.webp?v=1779919096","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/calypso-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}