{"product_id":"calypso-by-oliver-k-langmead-9781803365343","title":"Calypso","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCalypso\u003c\/em\u003e by Oliver K. Langmead is described by Esquire Magazine as \"Ambitious and immersive...an elegantly told meditation on how we can’t leave ourselves behind.\" Recognised among The Best Sci-Fi Books of 2024, this work offers a ground-breaking, mind-bending and wildly imaginative epic verse revolution in science fiction. It presents a saga of colony ships, shattering moons and cataclysmic war in a new Eden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis Hugo Award and BSFA Award-nominated masterpiece of lyrical eco-fiction is truly unforgettable, appealing to fans of Kim Stanley Robinson, Adrian Tchaikovsky, and Jeff VanderMeer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRochelle wakes from cryostasis to assume her role as an engineer on the colony ark, \u003cem\u003eCalypso\u003c\/em\u003e. However, she discovers that the ship has transformed into a forest, inhabited by the descendants of the original crew who revere her as a saint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs she explores the ship with the enigmatic Sigmund, \u003cem\u003eCalypso\u003c\/em\u003e’s creator, and Catherine, a bioengineered marvel capable of communing with the plants, Rochelle uncovers a new history of humanity that was forged during her slumber.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShe learns of a legacy of conflict between botanists and engineers—an ongoing war to determine the future of a new Earth: a technological paradise, or a blooming new Eden, untouched by mankind’s past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRochelle, the last to awaken, holds the balance of power in her hands, facing the pivotal question of how this new world will unfold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47288389697772,"sku":"9781803365343","price":25.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/1667733482830.jpg?v=1770548179","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/calypso-by-oliver-k-langmead-9781803365343","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}