{"product_id":"descent-9781841499420b","title":"Descent","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eHOW FAR WOULD YOU GO FOR THE TRUTH?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBall lightning. Weather balloons. Secret military aircraft. Ryan knows all the justifications for UFO sightings. But when something falls out of the sky on the hills near his small Scottish town, he finds his cynicism can't identify or explain the phenomenon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd in a future where nothing is a secret, where everything is recorded on CCTV or reported online, why can he find no evidence of the UFO, nor anything to shed light on what occurred? Is it the political revolutionaries, is it the government or is it aliens themselves who are creating the cover-up? Or does the very idea of a cover-up hide the biggest secret of all?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKen MacLeod, author of 2013 Arthur C. Clarke Award-nominated \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eIntrusion\u003c\/span\u003e, tells a science fiction story for the twenty-first century - this is what happens when conspiracy theorists meet Big Brother.\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e'Descent is politically engaged, brimming with smart ideas and shot through with a mordant wit. The novel is dedicated to the memory of MacLeod's friend Iain M. Banks, and one feels that the future of Scottish SF is in good hands' - James Lovegrove, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Financial Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Ken MacLeod is the modern day George Orwell' - \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eSFX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbit","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42823701430352,"sku":"9781841499420B","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781841499420-l.jpg?v=1785893476","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/products\/descent-9781841499420b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}