{"product_id":"the-thousand-earths-by-stephen-baxter-9781473228924","title":"The Thousand Earths","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2145AD, John Hackett's adventure is just beginning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn Year 30, Mela's story is coming to a close.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHackett, in his trusty ship the \u003ci\u003ePerseus\u003c\/i\u003e, is not just a space traveller—beginning his travels with an expedition to Neptune and back—but, thanks to the time-dilation effect, a time traveller as well. His new mission will take him to Andromeda, to get a close-up look at the constellation which will eventually crash into the Milky Way, and give humanity a heads-up about the challenges which are coming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA mission which will take him five million years to complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNot only is Hackett exploring unknown space, but he will return to a vastly different time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMela's world is coming to an end. Erosion is eating away at the edges of every landmass—first at a rate of ten metres a year, but fast accelerating—displacing people and animals as the rising Tide destroys everything in its path, putting more and more pressure on the people—and resources—which remain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShe and her people have always known that this long-predicted end to their home, one of the Thousand Earths, is coming—but that makes their fight to survive, to protect each other, no less desperate... and no less doomed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA beautiful, page-turning story which interweaves the tale of these two characters, separated by both space and time, in a hopeful exploration of humanity's future, this is Stephen Baxter at his best.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46708987920620,"sku":"9781473228924","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/14426763482712.jpg?v=1754087119","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-thousand-earths-by-stephen-baxter-9781473228924","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}