{"product_id":"9781250179234","title":"Stone Clock","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eStone Clock\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Andrew Bannister\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Andrew Bannister, author of \u003ci\u003eCreation Machine \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eIron Gods\u003c\/i\u003e, comes the final thrilling, heart-in-mouth science fiction novel of the Spin.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA hundred millennia has passed since the events of \u003ci\u003eIron Gods\u003c\/i\u003e. The Spin is dying, and its few inhabitants live unknowingly in the relative paradise of one of hundreds of Virtual Realities—'vrealities'—or they scrape a living out of remains of the real world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the vrealities drain the last resources of the Spin, a rebellion which could kill millions sparks and gains momentum.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a remote star system, an ancient insectoid called Skarbo the Horologist has studied The Spin for several lifetimes. Himself near to death, he makes a final journey to look his last on the object of his studies. There he learns of the artificial system's past, the real nature of the vrealities—and the part he has to play in \u003ci\u003etheir\u003c\/i\u003efuture...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eThe Spin Trilogy\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCreation Machine\u003cbr\u003eIron Gods\u003cbr\u003eStone Clock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eIron Gods\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“\u003c\/b\u003eWith...\u003ci\u003eCreation Machine\u003c\/i\u003e, we seemed to have struck a nugget of SF gold. With\u003ci\u003e Iron Gods\u003c\/i\u003e our luck continues and it seems that with this new author we may well have found a vein of the stuff.”—\u003ci\u003eConcatenation\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eCreation Machine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is space opera on steroids.”—Robert J. Sawyer, author of \u003ci\u003eQuantum Night\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Conjures up the same kind of gnarly, lurid weirdness that made Iain M. Banks' SF epics so memorable.”—\u003ci\u003eSFX\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An excellent read that ticked the boxes for me.”—Neal Asher  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Fast-paced, intelligent SF, action-packed and immersive.\"—Adrian Tchaikovsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A beautiful space opera.”—\u003ci\u003eSciFi Now\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Great action . . . enjoyable and accessible.”—\u003ci\u003eSF Book Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250179234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40698567885006,"sku":"9781250179234","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_8539a5f0-538e-4073-8e39-edbd9ef62dbe.jpg?v=1640492840","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250179234","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}