{"product_id":"rosebud-paperback","title":"Rosebud - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Cornell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An elegant, elegiac examination of identity, fictionality, God and humanity itself\"--Tamsyn Muir\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA multilayered, locked-room science fiction novella from Paul Cornell in which five digital beings unravel their existences to discover the truth of their humanity.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The crew of the Rosebud are, currently, and by force of law, a balloon, a goth with a swagger stick, some sort of science aristocrat possibly, a ball of hands, and a swarm of insects.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen five sentient digital beings--condemned for over three hundred years to crew the small survey ship by the all-powerful Company--encounter a mysterious black sphere, their course of action is clear: obtain the object, inform the Company, earn lots of praise. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the ship malfunctions, and the crew has no choice but to approach the sphere and survey it themselves. They have no idea that this object--and the transcendent truth hidden within--will change the fate of all existence, the Company, and themselves.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Cornell has written episodes of \u003ci\u003eElementary\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDoctor Who\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePrimeval\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRobin Hood\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other TV series, including his own children's show, \u003ci\u003eWavelength\u003c\/i\u003e. He's worked for every major comics company, including his creator-owned series \u003ci\u003eI Walk With Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e for The Vault, The \u003ci\u003eModern Frankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e for Magma, \u003ci\u003eSaucer State\u003c\/i\u003e for IDW, and \u003ci\u003eThis Damned Band\u003c\/i\u003e for Dark Horse, and runs for Marvel and DC on \u003ci\u003eBatman and Robin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWolverine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eYoung Avengers\u003c\/i\u003e. He's the writer of the Lychford rural fantasy novellas from Tordotcom Publishing. He's won the BSFA Award for his short fiction, an Eagle Award for his comics, a Hugo Award for his podcast, and shares in a Writer's Guild Award for his \u003ci\u003eDoctor Who\u003c\/i\u003e. He's the co-host of \u003ci\u003eHammer House of Podcast\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 26, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698894114879,"sku":"9781250765390","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/273002e8b8a1ada9b1d2bb58f2eb117d.webp?v=1765011700","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/rosebud-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}