{"product_id":"9780575082496","title":"Century Rain","description":"Author: Alastair Reynolds\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780575082496\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Orion\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Feb 2009\u003cbr\u003ePages: 544\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree hundred years in the future, Verity Auger is a specialist in the archaeological exploration of Earth, rendered uninhabitable after the technological catastrophe known as the Nanocaust. After a field-trip to goes badly wrong, Verity is forced to redeem herself by participating in a dangerous mission, for which her expertise in invaluable.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing a backdoor into an unstable alien transit system, Auger's faction has discovered something astonishing at the far end of a wormhole:  mid twentieth-century Earth, preserved like a fly in amber. Is it a window into the past, a simulation, or something else entirely?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCENTURY RAIN is not just a time-travel story, nor a tale of alternate history. Part hard SF thriller, part interstellar adventure, part noir romance, CENTURY RAIN is something altogether stranger.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46697701179550,"sku":"ADS-9780575082496","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780575082496.jpg?v=1775718768","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780575082496","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}