{"product_id":"rites-of-passage-9781499500318","title":"Rites of Passage","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Eric Brown\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Science Fiction - Collections \u0026amp; Anthologies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRites of Passage\u003c\/i\u003e gathers four long stories, one of which is original to the collection. \"Bartholomew Burns and the Brain Invaders\" features a Victorian London facing the threat of alien invasion and the mysterious 'Guardian' who saves the day. \"Guardians of the Phoenix\" is set in a near-future, post-apocalyptic world where water is in short supply and roaming bands will do anything to obtain it, while \"Sunworld\" is about a strange world where the sun is fixed eternally overhead and Yarrek Merwell makes a discovery that will change everything. The longest story in the collection, \"Beneath the Ancient Sun\" has never appeared before and is set on a far-future Earth where giant crabs and a swollen sun threaten humanity's very existence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Eric Brown's stories combine memorable characters, fascinating settings, and a passionate concern for story-telling that has made this BSFA award-winning author one of the leaders of the field.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Brown sketches a complex world full of bitter idealists and fantastic landscapes where nothing is as it seems\" \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Eric Brown spins a terrific yarn\" \u003ci\u003eSFX\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This is the rediscovery of wonder\" Stephen Baxter on \u003ci\u003eHelix\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"SF suffused with a cosmopolitan and literary sensibility\" Paul McAuley \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Brown's spectacular creativity creates a constantly compelling read\" \u003ci\u003eKirkus Book Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45507014721687,"sku":"9781499500318","price":1180.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781499500318.webp?v=1767166763","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/rites-of-passage-9781499500318","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}