{"product_id":"9798337206868","title":"The Ghost Sister","description":"Author: Liz Williams\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9798337206868\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Open Road Integrated Media\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 16 Sep 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 240 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFar-future humans confront long-held ideas about nature and themselves in the Philip K. Dick Awardnominated novel from the author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Poison Master\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the planet Monde D'Isle, Mevennen ai Mordha is an outcast, a \"landblind\" person who can't feel the energy under the earth or the pull of the tides. Her ailment is a weakness, leaving her at risk of being harmed, even by members of her own family. For on Monde D'Isle, only the strong survive...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow a crew from humanity's tamed and civilized homeland, Irie St. Syre, has been sent to investigate this ancient human colony. The last transmission received from the settlement-before it was apparently abandoned by its visionary leader-described the world as cursed. On board is Shu Gho, a writer of myths and folktales and a descendent of one of the original colonists. She has traveled over a hundred years to learn of its fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead of finding a terraformed habitat, the crew is shocked to find a bleak, unwelcoming landscape. And when Shu meets Mevennen and her family, she is drawn into the mysterious evolution of these not-quite-human people-with their clawed hands, fierce connection to nature, and predatory bloodlust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether, the two women embark on a quest to do right by a world that neither truly understands, while the danger of human intervention-past and present-threatens them all...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Williams addresses difficult moral and ethical questions in a compelling novel concerned with genetic engineering and a people's struggle to transcend their limitations.\" -\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A thoughtful, absorbing novel with fully realized characters and dramatic descriptive passages, intelligently staged by an exceptional writer.\" -\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eInfinity Plus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47925109981342,"sku":"ING-9798337206868","price":33.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9798337206868.jpg?v=1782959798","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9798337206868","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}