{"product_id":"calypso-paperback-2","title":"Calypso - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOliver K. Langmead\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Ambitious and immersive...an elegantly told meditation on how we can't leave ourselves behind.\" -Esquire Magazine - The Best Sci-Fi Books of 2024 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA ground-breaking, mind-bending and wildly imaginative epic verse revolution in SF. A saga of colony ships, shattering moons and cataclysmic war in a new Eden. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExperience the Hugo Award and BSFA award-nominated, truly unforgettable lyrical eco-fiction masterpiece, for fans of Kim Stanley Robinson, Adrian Tchaikovsky, and Jeff VanderMeer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRochelle wakes from cryostasis to take up her role as engineer on the colony ark, Calypso. But she finds the ship has transformed into a forest, populated by the original crew's descendants, who revere her like a saint. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe travels the ship with the Calypso's creator, the enigmatic Sigmund, and Catherine, a bioengineered marvel who can commune with the plants, uncovering a new history of humanity forged while she slept. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe discovers a legacy of war between botanists and engineers. A war fought for the right to build a new Earth - a technological paradise, or a new Eden in bloom, untouched by mankind's past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd Rochelle, the last to wake, holds the balance of power in her hands.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOliver K. Langmead writes speculative fiction. His new verse-novel, \u003ci\u003eCalypso\u003c\/i\u003e, is published by Titan Books in 2024. His novel, \u003ci\u003eGlitterati\u003c\/i\u003e, was shortlisted for a British Fantasy Award, and named one of New Scientist's best Science Fiction books of 2022. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eBirds of Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMetronome\u003c\/i\u003e, and the verse-novel\u003ci\u003e Dark Star\u003c\/i\u003e, which was named one of the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e's best books of 2015. He is a Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Lancaster, and in late 2018 he was the writer in residence at the European Space Agency's Astronaut Centre in Cologne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.8 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47266881143033,"sku":"9781803365343","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/UVBXyzbDvG9781803365343_89846db5-eb24-4f96-af38-fa246ed98c97.webp?v=1768857556","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/calypso-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}