Ned Beauman
Venomous Lumpsucker : WINNER of the Arthur C. Clarke Award 2023...
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SUNDAY TIMES SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL OF THE YEARA novel that delights, dazzles and moves in equal measure Financial Times Brutally satirical and grimly hilarious Daily Mail The venomous lumpsucker is the most intelligent fish on the planet. Or maybe it was the most intelligent fish on the planet. Because it might have just gone extinct. Nobody knows. And nobody really cares, either. Except for two people. Mining executive Mark Halyard has a prison cell waiting for him if that fish is gone for good, and biologist Karin Resaint needs it for her own darker purposes. They dont trust each other an inch, but theyre left with no choice but to team up in search of the lumpsucker. And as they journey across the strange landscapes of nearfuture Europe a nature reserve full of toxic waste a floating city on the Baltic Sea the lethal hinterlands of a totalitarian state theyre drawn into a conspiracy far bigger than one ugly little fish. A laughoutloud novel about mass extinction (yes, really) Sunday Times Confirms his reputation as one of the foremost satirists of his generation The Times
Binding: Paperback;220 pages; Publisher: Hachette UK Distribution; Classification: FA; Weight: 332 g; Dimensions: 196 x 129 x 21
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SUNDAY TIMES SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL OF THE YEARA novel that delights, dazzles and moves in equal measure Financial Times Brutally satirical and grimly hilarious Daily Mail The venomous lumpsucker is the most intelligent fish on the planet. Or maybe it was the most intelligent fish on the planet. Because it might have just gone extinct. Nobody knows. And nobody really cares, either. Except for two people. Mining executive Mark Halyard has a prison cell waiting for him if that fish is gone for good, and biologist Karin Resaint needs it for her own darker purposes. They dont trust each other an inch, but theyre left with no choice but to team up in search of the lumpsucker. And as they journey across the strange landscapes of nearfuture Europe a nature reserve full of toxic waste a floating city on the Baltic Sea the lethal hinterlands of a totalitarian state theyre drawn into a conspiracy far bigger than one ugly little fish. A laughoutloud novel about mass extinction (yes, really) Sunday Times Confirms his reputation as one of the foremost satirists of his generation The Times
Binding: Paperback;220 pages; Publisher: Hachette UK Distribution; Classification: FA; Weight: 332 g; Dimensions: 196 x 129 x 21
Extended returns Orders placed after 29th October 2026 can be returned until 5th January 2027
Something not quite right? You have 21 days from the day you receive it, to send something back. When you purchase Debenhams Deliver+, you will have an extra 14 days on top of our standard 21-day window to initate a return.
Please note, we cannot offer refunds on fashion face masks, cosmetics, pierced jewellery, adult toys, and swimwear or lingerie if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken.
Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.
Click here to view our full Returns Policy.
Ned Beauman
Venomous Lumpsucker : WINNER of the Arthur C. Clarke Award 2023...
“Refund was approved and back in my account the same day.” - Deliver+ customer
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