{"product_id":"9781473613577","title":"Venomous Lumpsucker","description":"Author: Ned Beauman\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781473613577\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 08 Aug 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eSCIENCE FICTION NOVEL OF THE YEAR*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A novel that delights, dazzles and moves in equal measure' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Brutally satirical and grimly hilarious' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The venomous lumpsucker is the most intelligent fish on the planet. Or maybe it \u003ci\u003ewas \u003c\/i\u003ethe most intelligent fish on the planet. Because it might have just gone extinct. Nobody knows. And nobody really cares, either. Except for two people.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mining executive Mark Halyard has a prison cell waiting for him if that fish is gone for good, and biologist Karin Resaint needs it for her own darker purposes. They don't trust each other an inch, but they're left with no choice but to team up in search of the lumpsucker. And as they journey across the strange landscapes of near-future Europe - a nature reserve full of toxic waste; a floating city on the Baltic Sea; the lethal hinterlands of a totalitarian state - they're drawn into a conspiracy far bigger than one ugly little fish.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A laugh-out-loud novel about mass extinction (yes, really)' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Confirms his reputation as one of the foremost satirists of his generation' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46717731405982,"sku":"ADS-9781473613577","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781473613577.jpg?v=1776129089","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781473613577","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}