{"product_id":"the-abolition-of-species-9780998777092","title":"The Abolition of Species","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Few things are more satisfying in sci-fi with a literary bent than mingling high-brow cultural speculation with low-brow humor. [...] Readers who favor the sensual detail and daring brilliance of Brian Aldiss, Samuel R. Delany, Carol Emshwiller, George R.R. Martin, and Frank Herbert will find much to enjoy in this dazzling translation of a writer little known in North America.\"\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e - William J. Grabowski, \u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe world as we know it is over. After a genocide waged upon humans, the reign of the animals has begun.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe indifferently wise Cyrus Golden the Lion rules the three-city state that is now what remains of Europe. Yet, other forces stir while the king of beasts sleeps--the last struggling human resistance, the Atlanteans with their mysterious undersea plans; the factions of Badger, Fox and Lynx within the empire itself; and, in the jungles across the ocean, a ceramic form of postbiological life. Welcome to the setting of Dietmar Dath's futuristic novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Abolition of Species\u003c\/em\u003e, presenting an imaginative and highly original take on the decline and rebirth of civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCyrus the Lion sends the wolf Dmitri Stepanovich on a diplomatic mission, and in the course of his journey he discovers truths about natural history, war, and politics for which he was unprepared. The subsequent war that breaks out in \u003cem\u003eThe Abolition of Species\u003c\/em\u003e will come to span three planets and thousands of years--encompassing treachery and massacres, music and mathematics, savagery and decadence, as well as the terraformation of Mars and Venus and the manipulation of time itself. By turns grandiose, horrific, erotic, scathing, and visionary, \u003cem\u003eThe Abolition of Species\u003c\/em\u003e is a tale of love and war after the fall of man and an epic meditation on the theory of evolution unlike any other.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne of Germany's most celebrated contemporary writers, Dath has distinguished himself through works that deftly combine popular culture--particularly music--with left-wing politics and the fantastic. \u003cem\u003eThe Abolition of Species\u003c\/em\u003e embodies the best of what Dath is known for and will cement his reputation among English readers excited to discover one of the freshest voices in contemporary literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDietmar Dath\u003c\/b\u003e (b. 1970) is an author, translator, dramaturge, lyricist, and presently, the film critic for the \u003ci\u003eFrankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung\u003c\/i\u003e (FAZ). In the past he was the chief editor of the rock magazine \u003ci\u003eSpex\u003c\/i\u003e before becoming the feuilleton editor for \u003ci\u003eFAZ\u003c\/i\u003e from 2001 to 2007. Dietmar Dath has written fifteen novels, as well as books and essays on scientific, aesthetic and political topics, including \u003ci\u003eMaschinenwinter\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), the biography of Rosa Luxemburg (2010) and his prize-winning sci-fi novel \u003ci\u003ePulsarnacht\u003c\/i\u003e (2013). The German original of \u003ci\u003eThe Abolition of Species\u003c\/i\u003e won the Kurd Lasswitz Prize for Science Fiction in 2009, was staged at the Deutsches Theater Berlin in the same year, and was short-listed for the German Book Prize. One of Germany's most celebrated contemporary writers, Dath has distinguished himself through works that deftly combine popular culture -- particularly music -- with left-wing politics and the fantastic. \u003ci\u003eThe Abolition of Species\u003c\/i\u003e embodies the best of what Dath is known for and will cement his reputation among English readers excited to discover one of the freshest voices in contemporary literature. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSamuel P. Willcocks\u003c\/b\u003e was the 2010 winner of the German Ambassador's Award for Literary Translation (London). He translates from Czech, German, Romanian and Slovene into English and lives in Giurgiu on the Danube with his family.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Doppelhouse Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492324610322,"sku":"9780998777092","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_47d43af7-118f-43c8-b214-08d585fd30fe.jpg?v=1730584063","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-abolition-of-species-9780998777092","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}