{"product_id":"the-transcendent-tide-volume-3-paperback","title":"The Transcendent Tide: Volume 3 - 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\u003eDoug Johnstone\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLennox, Vonnie and Ava head to Greenland to meet up with Heather, Sandy and the Enceladons, commencing an epic showdown that will change everything ... The emotive, devastating yet ultimately life-affirming conclusion to the bestselling Enceladons Trilogy, as seen on BBC2's \u003ci\u003eBetween the Covers...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  An affecting and thought-provoking read. Johnstone's worldbuilding is top notch in this pacy eco-alien tale of peril and hope  \u003cb\u003eTendai Huchu\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Doug Johnstone has emerged as the unholy, octopoid lovechild of David Attenborough and Michael Crichton ... a thrilling, action-packed adventure  \u003cb\u003eCallum McSorley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Forget what you think you know about science fiction ... pick up this book if you want to explore what it means to be human, with all the hopes and fears, loves and losses that brings - something Johnstone has done in so many of his novels, but rarely as beautifully as he does in this trilogy \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Scotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Surprising, compelling and out of this world  \u003cb\u003eAnn Morgan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Johnstone brilliantly plays out the tensions between competing groups and their response to the peaceful aliens off the coast of Greenland. But will they survive? Johnstone is a born storyteller whatever the subject  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMirror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  A delight! We need more novels that take on human exceptionalism with such gusto  \u003cb\u003eEver Dundas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ______ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It's been eighteen months since the Enceladons escaped the clutches of an American military determined to exterminate the peaceful alien creatures. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Lennox and Vonnie have been lying low in the Scottish Highlands, Ava has been caring for her young daughter Chloe, and Heather is adjusting to her new life with Sandy and the other Enceladons in the Arctic Ocean, off the coast of Greenland. But fate is about to bring them together again for one last battle. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When Lennox and Vonnie are visited by Karl Jensen, a Norwegian billionaire intent on making contact with the Encedalons again, they are wary of subjecting the aliens to further dangers. But when word arrives that Ava's daughter has suffered an attack and might die without urgent help, they reluctantly make the trip to Greenland, where they enlist the vital help of local woman Niviaq. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It's not long before they're drawn into a complex web of lies, deceit and death. What is Karl's company really up to? Why are sea creatures attacking boats? Why is Sandy acting so strangely, and why are polar bears getting involved? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfound, ambitious and immensely moving, \u003ci\u003eThe Transcendent Tide\u003c\/i\u003e is the epic conclusion to the Encedalons Trilogy - a final showdown between the best and worst of humanity, the animal kingdom and the Encedalons. The future of life on earth will be changed forever, but not everyone will survive to see it...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ______ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  A powerful, poignant, and devastating finale to the Enceladons Trilogy, a series that has consistently blurred the lines between sci-fi, eco-thriller and character-driven drama ... a gut-punch of a read, serving up a tense, high-stakes plot that's as emotionally resonant as it is action-packed. It culminates as a bold and heartrending conclusion that resonates with profound themes and leaves an indelible impression  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSciFi Now\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  The gripping conclusion to his Enceladons trilogy - exploring first contact, humanity's relationship with our planet, and the possibility of alien civilisations  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  A brilliant novel, handling complex themes ... a timely meditation on man's destructive nature  \u003cb\u003eAmbrose Parry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Wonderfully drawn ... a serious critique of the state of the world today in a tense thriller anchored in the lives of ordinary people  \u003cb\u003eJames Oswald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  One of the best writers of his generation  \u003cb\u003eCrimeTime\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  The perfect end to the perfect trilogy  \u003cb\u003eMichael Wood\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Powerful, profound, prescient and pacy  \u003cb\u003eLyndsey Croal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoug Johnstone is the author of Fourteen novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Great Silence\u003c\/i\u003e, the third in the Skelfs series, which has been optioned for TV. In 2021, \u003ci\u003eThe Big Chill\u003c\/i\u003e, the second in the series, was longlisted for the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. In 2020, \u003ci\u003eA Dark Matter\u003c\/i\u003e, the first in the series, was shortlisted for the McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Novel of the Year and the Capital Crime Amazon Publishing Independent Voice Book of the Year award. \u003ci\u003eBlack Hearts\u003c\/i\u003e (Book four), was published in 2022, with \u003ci\u003eThe Opposite of Lonely\u003c\/i\u003e (book five) out in 2023. Several of his books have been bestsellers and award winners, and his first science fiction novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Space Between Us\u003c\/i\u003e, was a BBC2 Between the Covers pick. He's taught creative writing, been writer in residence at various institutions, and has been an arts journalist for twenty years. Doug is a songwriter and musician with five albums and three EPs released, and he plays drums for the Fun Lovin' Crime Writers. He lives in Edinburgh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.8 x 5.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47267992338681,"sku":"9781916788626","price":18.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/fVgIszu-au9781916788626.webp?v=1768873504","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-transcendent-tide-volume-3-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}