{"product_id":"shaman-9780356500454","title":"Shaman","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Vivid and beautiful . . . Astonishing'' - \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A thrilling journey through an age of ice and stone - one of Kim Stanley Robinson''s best!'' - \u003ci\u003eGreg Bear\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn award-winning and bestselling SF writer, Kim Stanley Robinson is  widely acknowledged as one of the most exciting and visionary writers in  the field. His latest novel, \u003ci\u003e2312\u003c\/i\u003e, imagined how we would be  living 300 years from now. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, with his new novel, he turns from our  future to our past - to the Palaeolithic era, and an extraordinary moment  in humanity''s development. An emotionally powerful and richly detailed  portrayal of life 30,000 years ago, it is a novel that will appeal both  to his existing fans and a whole new mainstream readership.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn extraordinary portrayal of life in the Palaeolithic era, 30,000 years into our past, by the multi-award-winning author described recently by the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e as ''one of science fiction''s greats''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobinson's expert world building and lyrical prose offer Jack London-esque pleasures as they depict the stark beauties of the icy landscape - it's desolation, dangers and the desperate choices it forces people to make when pushed to the edge of existence. Richly detailed. -- KIRKUS REVIEWS\u003cbr\u003eThis novel bears the markings of Robinson's consummate skill with a sort of anthropological fiction...Spectacular world building. -- BOOKLIST\u003cbr\u003eA seriously composed and compelling novel about prehistoric life...some of the most intelligent entertainment you can find. -- NPR BOOKS\u003cbr\u003eA thrilling journey through an age of ice and stone - one of Kim Stanley Robinson's best! -- GREG BEAR\u003cbr\u003eThis book proves once again that Robinson's fascination with the human condition and mankind's journey transcends easy genre labels...Despite all his previous accolades, this may be Robinson's best work to date, focused so sharply as it is on the simplest way of being human. -- LIBRARY JOURNAL\u003cbr\u003eVivid and beautiful . . . Astonishing * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eAn amazing piece of recreation, vividly evoking the deprivations, animalistic beliefs and day-to-day struggles of a primitive tribe * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eLow-tech lives and Ice Age conditions are all superbly evoked * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eRobinson's prose is rich and detailed . . . Superb * SFX *\u003cbr\u003eAn intelligent, and at times mesmerising novel * Irish Examiner *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733693772119,"sku":"9780356500454","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/shaman-9780356500454","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}