{"product_id":"the-thousand-earths","title":"The Thousand Earths","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Year 30, Mela's story is coming to a close.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHackett, in his trusty ship the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePerseus,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is not just a space traveller - beginning his travels with an expedition to Neptune and back - but, thanks to the time-dilation effect, a time traveller as well. His new mission will take him to Andromeda, to get a close-up look at the constellation which will eventually crash into the Milky Way, and give humanity a heads-up about the challenges which are coming. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA mission which will take him five million years to complete. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNot only is Hackett exploring unknown space, but he will return to a vastly different time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMela's world is coming to an end. Erosion is eating away at the edges of every landmass - first at a rate of ten metres a year, but fast accelerating, displacing people and animals as the rising Tide destroys everything in its path. Putting more and more pressure on the people - and resources - which remain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe and her people have always known that this long-predicted end to their home, one of the Thousand Earths, is coming - but that makes their fight to survive, to protect each other, no less desperate . . . and no less doomed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautiful, page-turning story which interweaves the tale of these two characters, separated by both space and time, in a hopeful exploration of humanity's future, this is Stephen Baxter at his best.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScience fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStephen Baxter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e592 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH: 232mm W: 154mm Spine: 46mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: 720 grams\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GOLLANCZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42249298051222,"sku":"9781473228917","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/4978\/0118\/products\/jacket---2022-10-06T142108-772.jpg?v=1666667608","url":"https:\/\/www.tawabooksandpost.co.nz\/products\/the-thousand-earths","provider":"Tawa Books \u0026 Post","version":"1.0","type":"link"}