{"product_id":"the-practice-the-horizon-and-the-chain","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.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1250881803\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781250881809\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Samatar, Sofia\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Tordotcom\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Tordotcom","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Apr 2024)","offer_id":46080095191237,"sku":"9781250881809","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781250881809.jpg?v=1776034461","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/the-practice-the-horizon-and-the-chain","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}