{"product_id":"what-we-are-seeking-9781250364739","title":"What We Are Seeking","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Cameron Reed, the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fortunate Fall, \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a soaring novel of queer hope and transformation, perfect for readers of Ann Leckie and Amal El-Mohtar.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the planet Scythia, plants give birth to insects and trees can drag you to your death. Artificial monsters stalk the desert, and alien basket-men have wandered into town. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn Maraintha has been abandoned here, light-years from the peaceful forests that he loves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe desert is harsh and the people in thrall to a barbaric custom called marriage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe must find some way to make a life here. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut on Scythia, survival means transformation--and not everyone is willing to change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCameron Reed is a science fiction writer and the winner of the 1998 Otherwise Award. Both she and the award had different names in 1998, but as part of a late-in-life gender transition she chose a new one, which is an anagram of \"remade crone.\" She is an avid dragonfly-watcher, a moderately skilled insect photographer, and a hopeless birder. She lives with her found family in an old house full of books and cats.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52160429392146,"sku":"9781250364739","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bfb75117-89db-498d-ae6a-e04e0516fd30.jpg?v=1775060259","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/what-we-are-seeking-9781250364739","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}