{"product_id":"the-practice-the-horizon-and-the-chain-9781250881809","title":"The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNebula Award Finalist for Best Novella\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Sci-Fi Book of 2024 by \u003ci\u003eEsquire, The New York Times, SLATE, The Washington Post, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eELLE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I am in love with Sofia Samatar's lyricism and the haunting beauty of her imagination. Her stories linger, like the memory of a sumptuous feast.\"--N. K. Jemisin\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Most Anticipated in 2024 Pick for \u003ci\u003eGoodreads LitHub \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Book Riot \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e She Reads \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e The Nerd Daily \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e New Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCelebrated author Sofia Samatar presents a mystical, revolutionary space adventure for the exhausted dreamer in this brilliant science fiction novella tackling the carceral state and violence embedded in the ivory tower while embodying the legacy of Ursula K. Le Guin.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe boy was raised as one of the Chained, condemned to toil in the bowels of a mining ship out among the stars. His whole world changes--literally--when he is yanked \"upstairs\" and informed he has been given an opportunity to be educated at the ship's university alongside the elite. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOverwhelmed and alone, the boy forms a bond with the woman he comes to know as \"the professor,\" a weary idealist and descendent of the Chained who has spent her career striving for validation from her more senior colleagues, only to fall short at every turn. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether, the boy and the woman will embark on a transformative journey to grasp the design of the chains that fetter them both--and are the key to breaking free.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sofia Samatar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tordotcom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/16\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250881809\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Hugo Award - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2024 pg. 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/19\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/08\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSamatar, Sofia:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Sofia Samatar's first novel, \u003ci\u003eA Stranger in Olondria\u003c\/i\u003e, won the 2014 William L. Crawford Fantasy Award, the British Fantasy Award, and the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, and was included in \u003ci\u003eTime Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e's list of the 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time. She also received the 2014 Astounding Award for Best New Writer. Her novel \u003ci\u003eThe Winged Histories\u003c\/i\u003e completed the Olondria duology, and was followed by \u003ci\u003eTender: Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMonster Portraits\u003c\/i\u003e (with the artist Del Samatar), and \u003ci\u003eThe White Mosque: A Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e. Sofia lives in Virginia and teaches at James Madison University.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tordotcom","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43769303531635,"sku":"9.78125E+12","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_eacbf1c1-563c-44f3-a1e6-24cca8c03b5e.jpg?v=1757074500","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-practice-the-horizon-and-the-chain-9781250881809","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}