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Venomous Lumpsucker
WINNER of the Arthur C. Clarke Award 2023
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The irresistible new novel by the Booker-longlisted author Ned Beauman - a darkly funny and incisive thriller for the age of Extinction Rebellion.
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SUNDAY TIMES SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL OF THE YEAR
'A novel that delights, dazzles and moves in equal measure' Financial Times
'Brutally satirical and grimly hilarious' Daily Mail
The venomous lumpsucker is the most intelligent fish on the planet. Or maybe it was the most intelligent fish on the planet. Because it might have just gone extinct. Nobody knows. And nobody really cares, either. Except for two people.
Mining executive Mark Halyard has a prison cell waiting for him if that fish is gone for good, and biologist Karin Resaint needs it for her own darker purposes. They don't trust each other an inch, but they're left with no choice but to team up in search of the lumpsucker. And as they journey across the strange landscapes of near-future Europe - a nature reserve full of toxic waste; a floating city on the Baltic Sea; the lethal hinterlands of a totalitarian state - they're drawn into a conspiracy far bigger than one ugly little fish.
'A laugh-out-loud novel about mass extinction (yes, really)' Sunday Times
'Confirms his reputation as one of the foremost satirists of his generation' The Times
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Venomous Lumpsucker by Ned Beauman is widely praised for its inventive and darkly comedic take on the ecological crises and the absurdity of modern capitalism. Reviewers highlight its blend of sharp satire, humour, and poignant insight into mass species extinction, drawing comparisons with notable speculative fiction authors. The novel's exploration of environmental collapse is both entertaining and sobering, offering a wild, thought-provoking ride that is at once hilarious and profoundly reflective on the current human predicament.
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ISBN: 9781473613577
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 04 May 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Sceptre
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 24.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 220g
Pages: 304
About the Author
Ned Beauman is the author of Boxer, Beetle, winner of the Writers' Guild Award for Best Fiction Book and the Goldberg Prize for Outstanding Debut Fiction; The Teleportation Accident, which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and won the Encore Award and a Somerset Maugham Award; and the highly acclaimed Glow and Madness is Better Than Defeat. He lives in London.
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