Bear Head (eBook)

Adrian Tchaikovsky (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
400 Seiten
Head of Zeus (Verlag)
978-1-80024-157-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Honey the genetically engineered bear starts a revolution on the Red Planet in the new novel from the Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author of Children of Time.WELCOME TO HELL CITY, MARSJimmy Martin has a sore head.He's used to smuggling illegal data in his headspace. But this is the first time it has started talking to him.The data claims to be a distinguished academic, author and civil rights activist.It also claims to be a bear.A bear named Honey.Jimmy has nothing against bioforms he's one himself, albeit one engineered out of human stock and works with them everyday in Hell City, building the future, staking mankind's claim to a new world: Mars.The problem is that humanity isn't the only entity with designs on the Red Planet. Out in the airless desert there is another presence. A novel intelligence, elusive, unknowable and potentially lethal.And Honey is here to make contact with it, whether Jimmy likes it or not.Praise for Bear Head:'An unashamedly thrilling escapade' The Times'Funny, appalling, gruesome and uplifting... Propelled by a cracking plot that balances dystopian satire with a palpable sense of moral peril' Daily Mail'An absolute whammy of a read, and a must for anyone who enjoys a smart, fast-paced, hugely entertaining blast of speculative fiction... This is one of those books where you can just throw yourself and abandon yourself to a fabulous story, knowing you will be entertained throughout' LoveReading'A rousing good read' Guardian'If you're a fan of Black Mirror, this classic dystopian book will have you hooked within the first few pages. Smart, fast-paced, and razor-sharp, this book is surprisingly funny while still remaining deeply thought-provoking' Daily Express

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.1.2021
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Fantasy / Science Fiction ► Science Fiction
• ISBN-10: 1-80024-157-7 / 1800241577
• ISBN-13: 978-1-80024-157-2 / 9781800241572