{"product_id":"9781529372663","title":"Out There : Stories","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Folk, Kate\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFiction \u0026amp; related items\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 18 April 2023 by Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton (Sceptre) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 256 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 131 x 19 | 192g\u003cp\u003e'Extraordinary . . . Folk is a dazzling talent' Karen Joy Fowler'Wonderfully weird' Daily MailA woman uses dating apps to find a partner, despite the threat posed by 'blots', artificial men more interested in stealing data than dating. A sculptor, trapped in a skyscraper restaurant when a violent coup erupts below, creates a perfect model of the town as it is destroyed. A curtain of void obliterates the world at a steady pace, leaving one woman to decide with whom she wants to spend eternity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaunting and darkly inventive, the stories in Out There deftly combine science fiction and horror to uncover an unforgettable vision of the absurdity of life in the digital age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The literary love child of Kafka and Camus and Bradbury penning episodes of Black Mirror' Chang-Rae Lee, author of Native Speaker\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Folk, Kate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42465756283064,"sku":"9781529372663","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781529372663.jpg?v=1734735303","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781529372663","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}