{"product_id":"9781922790781","title":"Bird Deity","description":"Author: Morrissey, John\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781922790781\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: The Text Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Feb 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 208\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStunning speculative fiction from the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eFirelight\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eBird Deity\u003c\/i\u003e is a cosmic-horror-tinged story about purpose, loss and exploitation...A compelling read for fans of Ray Nayler and Claire G Coleman.' \u003ci\u003eBooks+Publishing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid is a scout. For ten years he has plundered the ruins of an alien civilisation about which he knows nothing. Now he's ready to go home, a wealthy man. Except that everything seems to be slipping out of his control. His mentor Tom has vanished. Eliza and her baby are alone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs David begins to question the choices he has made, he is visited by a researcher, who wants him to guide her on one last expedition to the rainswept wasteland of the plateau...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd he may yet lose everything, as he is drawn inexorably towards an encounter with the terrifying soul of this world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Morrissey's Bird Deity is a novel like no other. At once disconcerting and eerily familiar, it's a cosmic horror story about power, theft, love,  loss, and destiny.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'An intriguing, subtle novel from the acclaimed short-story writer.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Unsettling and incisive, Bird Deity offers an eerie glimpse at the human cost of empire.'  \u003cb\u003eGuardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eSpeculative fiction at its thought-provoking, incisive best...evocative and deeply unsettling.'\u003cb\u003e Better Read Than Dead\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Entrancing...Avoiding cliches of both sci-fi and horror, Bird Deity is a step in a new direction, showing us the potential of contemporary Australian speculative fiction - suited for our times and yet wholly unique.'\u003cb\u003e Readings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fascinating...delivering a strange new world sometime in the distant future while also asking readers to reflect on the one in which they live.'\u003cb\u003e Pile By the Bed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An incredible achievement- Morrissey has created a familiar yet alien world, densely storied and dripping in dark, delicious mystery. Beautiful, gripping and grotesque.' \u003cb\u003eMykaela Saunders  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Here is a sharp and compelling new voice in Australian fiction...I read Firelight breathlessly.' \u003cb\u003eJennifer Down on \u003ci\u003eFirelight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Firelight introduces us to a young writer with a dedication to the craft of short fiction. Each of John Morrissey's stories is a gem, while the collection as a whole is superb.' \u003cb\u003eTony Birch on\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eFirelight\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46729861496990,"sku":"UBD-9781922790781","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781922790781.jpg?v=1776651328","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781922790781","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}