{"product_id":"9781529160260","title":"The Book of Elsewhere","description":"Author: Mieville, China\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529160260\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 04 Nov 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 352\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe legendary Keanu Reeves and inimitable writer China Mieville team up on this genre-bending epic of ancient powers, modern war, and an outcast who cannot die.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - A mind-blowing epic from Keanu Reeves and China Mieville, unlike anything these two genre-bending pioneers have created before, inspired by the world of the BRZRKR comic books.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An exceptionally innovative collaboration from two remarkable minds.' \u003cb\u003eWilliam Gibson, author of \u003ci\u003eNeuromancer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'What an extraordinary book! China Mieville's brilliance as a writer combined with Keanu Reeves's quite magnificently wild imagination make for a compulsive read. Unlike anything else. Boom!' Stephen Fry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A gripping, hugely intelligent and beautifully-realised nightmare. It's clever, brilliant and horrifying.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A rattlingly good read . . . has much in common with Reeves' best film roles.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A pulpy, adrenaline-fueled thriller, but it's also a moody, experimental novel about mortality, the slippery nature of time and what it means to be human.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNe\u003c\/b\u003ew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Exhilarating' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBBC Radio 4 Front Row\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Bloody fun.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Reeves and Mieville's novel turns a (literally) comic book into a meditation on what it means to be truly alive that's both affecting and enigmatic.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSFX\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A sprawling blend of hi-octane action sequences and philosophical meditations on life, death and immortality that calls to mind Roger Zelazny's Lord of Light... An absorbing combination of sci-fi, mythology and teleology.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-------------------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe said, We needed a tool. So I asked the gods.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere have always been whispers. Legends. The warrior who cannot be killed. Who's seen a thousand civilizations rise and fall. He has had many names- Unute, Child of Lightning, Death himself. These days, he's known simply as \\\"B.\\\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd he wants to be able to die.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the present day, a U.S. black-ops group has promised him they can help with that. And all he needs to do is help them in return. But when an all-too-mortal soldier comes back to life, the impossible event ultimately points toward a force even more mysterious than B himself. One at least as strong. And one with a plan all its own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a collaboration that combines Mieville's singular style and creativity with Reeves's haunting and soul-stirring narrative, these two inimitable artists have created something utterly unique, sure to delight existing fans and to create scores of new ones.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A delight . . . let Keanu Reeves punch and shoot his way onto your summer reading list ... a philosophical, violent thriller about an immortal soldier pondering the nature of existence, The Book of Elsewhere has an elegance that might surprise you for a pulp thriller.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003ePolygon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Stylistically daring, combining sf, fantasy, parascience, history, and action. 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