{"product_id":"9780547564104","title":"Explorers of the New Century","description":"\u003cb\u003e“A masterfully realized comic novel . . . like something out of \u003ci\u003eGulliver’s Travels\u003c\/i\u003e by way of Franz Kafka and P. G. Wodehouse” (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Set at the dawn of the great age of exploration—closely resembling the era of Shackleton and Perry and Scott—two intrepid teams of adventurers set off through an arid, lifeless landscape. Both are vying to reach the AFP, or Agreed Furthest Point—a worthy, even ennobling cause. The competition is friendly but conditions are extreme. To get through the race, both teams must learn to make sacrifices, and rely heavily on their mules for survival . . . a dependency that will come with a price.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e From the Man Booker Prize–nominated author of \u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eForensic Records Society\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Restraint of Beasts\u003c\/i\u003e—a novel Thomas Pynchon called a “demented, deadpan-comic wonder”—\u003ci\u003eExplorers of the New Century\u003c\/i\u003e offers a blend of white-knuckle suspense, shocking revelations, and brilliant social satire.","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104415039728,"sku":"9780547564104","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780547564104_p0.jpg?v=1763716430","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780547564104","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}