{"product_id":"hummingbird-salamander-9781250829771","title":"Hummingbird Salamander","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eAnnihilation\u003c\/i\u003e, a brilliant speculative thriller of dark conspiracy, endangered species, and the possible end of all things. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Jane Smith\"--not her real name--receives an envelope that contains a note from a woman she doesn't know and a key to an anonymous storage unit. The key leads her to a pair of taxidermied animals, a hummingbird and a salamander, which turn out to be two of the most endangered creatures on earth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJane has set in motion a series of events that quickly spin beyond her control. She is being followed, her home surveilled, her family in peril. The author of the mysterious note--Jane's only real lead--is already dead. She was, Jane learns, a reputed ecoterrorist. What did she want with Jane? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eProfiteering wildlife smugglers; an amoral energy company; an extremist's apocalyptic vision. The threats come from all around, and time is running out--for Jane and possibly for the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHummingbird Salamander\u003c\/i\u003e is Jeff VanderMeer at his dazzling, cinematic best, wrapping profound questions into a tightly plotted tale of the fight to survive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeff VanderMeer\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eHummingbird Salamander\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBorne\u003c\/i\u003e novels (\u003ci\u003eBorne\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Strange Bird\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDead Astronauts\u003c\/i\u003e), and \u003ci\u003eThe Southern Reach Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eAnnihilation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAuthority\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAcceptance\u003c\/i\u003e), the first volume of which won the Nebula Award and the Shirley Jackson Award and was adapted into a movie by Alex Garland. He speaks and writes frequently about issues relating to climate change as well as urban rewilding. He lives in Tallahassee, Florida.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50607490433298,"sku":"9781250829771","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a68a7ab4-5343-4c7c-8d58-914c77a908e4.jpg?v=1771334121","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hummingbird-salamander-9781250829771","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}