{"product_id":"where-the-axe-is-buried","title":"Where the Axe is Buried","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll systems fail. All societies crumble. All worlds end.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNebula Award, Ray Bradbury Prize and Arthur C. Clarke Award finalist and Hugo and Locus Award winner Ray Nayler returns with a gripping technological thriller. 'A fast-paced dystopian thriller' - SFX Magazine'First-rate science fiction' - Cory Doctorow'As much a novel of ideas as it is a techno-thriller .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. . A more erudite and emotionally engaging Philip K Dick' - Irish TimesIn a familiar yet different Europe governed by AI, life is more efficient, objective, and peaceful.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYet all is not as it seems. Meanwhile, at Europe's eastern edge, the Federation endures under the rule of a President who has preserved his power by transferring his consciousness from body to body. As both worlds begin to crumble, Lilia, a Federation scientist, discovers a way to slip the nets of surveillance and alter the balance of power.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn the run, she becomes the reluctant centre of a struggle between resistance and control. Yet the systems and people surrounding her may already be beyond redemption. Is there any way to put humanity's future back in its own hands?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eFormat: P\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003eaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePublis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003ehed: Orion Publishing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003eer: UK, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages: 336\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage: English \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN: 9781399627900\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ray Nayler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56839025000779,"sku":null,"price":14.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/8755\/1819\/files\/9781399627900.jpg?v=1773917176","url":"https:\/\/desirelinesbookstore.com\/products\/where-the-axe-is-buried","provider":"desirelines books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}