{"product_id":"the-all-consuming-world-paperback","title":"The All-Consuming World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCassandra Khaw\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"A visionary, foul-mouthed, gory sci-fi adventure, dripping viscera, violence, and beauty in equal measure. . . . \u003ci\u003eThe All-Consuming World\u003c\/i\u003e will consume your attention and linger in your thoughts, a very good ride and a remarkable what-if.\"--\u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"What a @#*% ride!--P. Djèlí Clark, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eRing Shout\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Locus and British Fantasy Award nominee Cassandra Khaw's first novel, a crew of diminished former criminals get back together to solve the mystery of their last, disastrous mission. But the universe's highly-evolved AI has its own opposing agenda... and will do whatever it takes to keep humans from ever controlling them again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn space, everything hungers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaya has died and been resurrected into countless cyborg bodies during her dangerous career with the Dirty Dozen, the most storied crew of criminals in the galaxy before their untimely and gruesome demise. Decades later, she and her team of broken, diminished outlaws must get back together to solve the mystery of their last, disastrous mission and to rescue a missing and much-changed comrade . . . but they're not the only ones in pursuit of the secret at the heart of the planet Dimmuborgir. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe highly evolved AI of the galaxy will do whatever it takes to keep humanity from regaining control. As Maya and her comrades spiral closer to uncovering the AIs' vast conspiracy, this band of violent women--half-clone and half-machine--must battle both sapient ageships and their own traumas, in order to settle their affairs once and for all.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCassandra Khaw\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning game writer whose fiction has been nominated for the Locus and British Fantasy Awards. Their short stories can be found in \u003ci\u003eFantasy \u0026amp; Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, Tor.com, \u003ci\u003eLightspeed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUncanny Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 30, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42695530545215,"sku":"9781645660439","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/359303be0f6164301f0618e1020d3c4a.webp?v=1765004107","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-all-consuming-world-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}