{"product_id":"exordia","title":"Exordia","description":"Michael Crichton meets Marvel’s Venom in award-winning author Seth Dickinson’s science fiction debut, named one of The New York Times' Best SFF Books of 2024.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Agonizing and mesmerizing, a devastating and extraordinary achievement.\"―The New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Magnificent. . . . A science fiction action juggernaut.”―Tamsyn Muir\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Anna, I came to Earth tracking a very old story, a story that goes back to the dawn of time. It’s very unlikely that you’ll die right now. It wouldn’t be narratively complete.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnna Sinjari―refugee, survivor of genocide, disaffected office worker―has a close encounter that reveals universe-threatening stakes. Enter Ssrin, a many-headed serpent alien who is on the run from her own past. Ssrin and Anna are inexorably, dangerously drawn to each other, and their contact reveals universe-threatening stakes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile humanity reels from disaster, Anna must join a small team of civilians, soldiers, and scientists to investigate a mysterious broadcast and unknowable horror. If they can manage to face their own demons, they just might save the world.","brand":"Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47851055939810,"sku":"MTO-MACMILLAN-2026-05-29-11.25-1056","price":37.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/9898\/5881\/files\/book_90_srFGyRnUX.jpg?v=1780364139","url":"https:\/\/layitflat.com\/products\/exordia","provider":"Lay it Flat Publishing Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}