{"product_id":"9781529051902","title":"Shards of Earth (The Final Architecture #1)","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first high-octane installment in the Final Architecture Trilogy, from Arthur C. Clarke Award-winner Adrian Tchaikovsky.\u003c\/b\u003e\r\n\r\nThe war is over. Its heroes forgotten. Until one chance discovery... \r\n\r\nIdris has neither aged nor slept since they remade his mind in the war. And one of humanity's heroes now scrapes by on a freelance salvage vessel, to avoid the attention of greater powers.\r\n\r\nEighty years ago, Earth was destroyed by an alien enemy. Many escaped, but millions more died. So mankind created enhanced humans ­ such as Idris - who could communicate mind-to-mind with our aggressors. Then these 'Architects' simply disappeared and Idris and his kind became obsolete.\r\n\r\nNow, Idris and his crew have something strange, abandoned in space. It's clearly the work of the Architects - but are they really returning? And if so, why? Hunted by gangsters, cults and governments, Idris and his crew race across the galaxy as they search for answers. For they now possess something of incalculable value, and many would kill to obtain it.\r\n\r\n\u003cb\u003ePraise for Adrian Tchaikovsky:\u003c\/b\u003e\r\n\r\n\"Enthralling, epic, immersive and hugely intelligent.\"\r\n\u003cb\u003eStephen Baxter on  \u003ci\u003eShards of Earth\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\r\n\r\n\"He writes incredibly enjoyable sci-fi, full of life and ideas.\"\r\n\u003cb\u003ePatrick Ness\u003c\/b\u003e\r\n\r\n\"Brilliant science fiction.\"\r\n\u003cb\u003eJames McAvoy on  \u003ci\u003eChildren of Time\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\r\n\r\n\"One of the most interesting and accomplished writers in speculative fiction.\"\r\n\u003cb\u003eChristopher Paolini\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Tchaikovsky, Adrian","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Science Fiction)","offer_id":44218586267872,"sku":"","price":9.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/BNCImageAPI_30bdba09-4174-41b7-b802-85c01bea563f.jpg?v=1696341155","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/9781529051902","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}