{"product_id":"exordia-9781250233028","title":"Exordia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Crichton meets Marvel's \u003ci\u003eVenom \u003c\/i\u003ein award-winning author Seth Dickinson's science fiction debut, named \u003ci\u003eone of The New York Times' \u003c\/i\u003eBest SFF Books of 2024.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Agonizing and mesmerizing, a devastating and extraordinary achievement.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eMagnificent. . . . A science fiction action juggernaut.\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003cb\u003e--Tamsyn Muir\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAnna, I came to Earth tracking a very old story, a story that goes back to the dawn of time. It's very unlikely that you'll die right now. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt wouldn't be narratively complete.\u003c\/i\u003e\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnna Sinjari--refugee, survivor of genocide, disaffected office worker--has a close encounter that reveals universe-threatening stakes. Enter Ssrin, a many-headed serpent alien who is on the run from her own past. Ssrin and Anna are inexorably, dangerously drawn to each other, and their contact reveals universe-threatening stakes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile humanity reels from disaster, Anna must join a small team of civilians, soldiers, and scientists to investigate a mysterious broadcast and unknowable horror. If they can manage to face their own demons, they just might save the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSETH DICKINSON is the author of the Baru Cormorant novels and many short stories, as well as much of the lore and backstory of Bungie Studios' \u003ci\u003eDestiny\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eExordia \u003c\/i\u003eis Seth's first science fiction novel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51185933418770,"sku":"9781250233028","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5d153e71-15bb-4228-bc8e-e81a305da005.jpg?v=1744595212","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/exordia-9781250233028","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}