{"product_id":"9780008159191","title":"Borne","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eA FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe dark, dangerous, funny and uplifting new novel from the author of Annihilation, the inspiration for the major motion picture directed by Alex Garland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e‘Neither of us had control of our monsters anymore’\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a ruined city of the future, Rachel scavenges a strange creature from the fur of a despotic bear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe names him Borne.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe reminds her of her homeland lost to rising seas, but her lover Wick is intent on rendering him down as raw material for the special drugs he sells. Nothing is quite what it seems, and if Wick is hiding secrets, so too is Rachel – and Borne most of all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVanderMeer's Borne is a best-seller that takes you on a journey through a post-apocalyptic world, where contemporary issues are intertwined with elements of science and the supernatural. This literary fiction is a top choice for those who enjoy a unique blend of steampunk and apocalyptic fantasy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Ray Nayler (The Mountain in the Sea), Christopher Buehlman (The Daughters' War), T Kingfisher (Paladin's Strength), Ursula K. Le Guin (The Left Hand of Darkness), and Boris Strugatsky (One Billion Years to the End of the World).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jeff VanderMeer, Read by Bahni Turpin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889151692949,"sku":"9780008159191","price":35.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008159191.jpg?v=1776888537","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008159191","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}