{"title":"Sci-Fi \u0026 Fantasy Fiction","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781035013814","title":"Shroud by Tchaikovsky, Adrian","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Tchaikovsky, Adrian\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eScience fiction\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 22 January 2026 by PAN MACMILLAN (Tor) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 480 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 130 x 31 | 322g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e˜Thrilling, terrifying and fascinating'“ Tim Peake, British ESA astronautThey looked into darkness. The darkness looked back . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn utterly gripping story of first contact on a hostile planet from Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of the Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning Children of Time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew for this edition: The short story ˜Sins of the Children', the fascinating prequel to Shroud.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn expedition to a distant star system discovers a pitch-black moon alive with radio activity. Its high-gravity, high-pressure, zero-oxygen environment is deadly to human life, but ripe for exploitation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey name the moon Shroud. But they never mean to go there . . . until a catastrophic accident forces Juna Ceelander and Mai Ste Etienne to crash-land on its inhospitable surface in a barely adequate escape vehicle. Alone, and fighting to survive, the two women embark on a gruelling journey in search of salvation. But Juna and Mai's tenuous existence is threatened by Shroud's extraordinary alien species. 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No one has an imagination like Adrian Tchaikovsky' “ Jim Al-Khalili, presenter of BBC Radio 4's The Life Scientific˜Crunchy, conceptual SF at its best' “ Richard Morgan, author of Altered Carbon˜This is hard-edged science fiction that never loses its soul' “ Sue Burke, author of Semiosis˜Makes Andy Weir's vision of Mars in The Martian look like a Caribbean beach resort' “ The Fantasy Hive\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Book Nook","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58225558290813,"sku":"9781035013814","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0539\/6525\/8945\/files\/9781035013814_5685497d-6009-4f73-9b60-231c304fd055.jpg?v=1785508268"},{"product_id":"9781529952698","title":"The Unicorn Hunters by Arden, Katherine","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Arden, Katherine\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFantasy\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 2 June 2026 by Cornerstone (Century) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 448 pages\u003cbr\u003e243 x 166 x 40 | 678g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER SHE VOWED HER KINGDOM WOULD NEVER FALL. 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