{"product_id":"9781480423701","title":"The Great Wheel","description":"\u003cb\u003e“A serious, thoughtful work of futuristic fiction, this haunting novel is a bridge between Huxley’s \u003ci\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/i\u003e and Frank Herbert’s \u003ci\u003eDune\u003c\/i\u003e ” (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Father John Alston has lost his faith but his heart remains strong. Having left behind a computerized, climate-controlled, and disease-free Europe, he administers aid to the destitute of a Borderer town in the Endless City. In the squalor of what was once North Africa, he provides spiritual comfort and basic health care, while preaching a message that he no longer believes. But the recent explosion of a deadly virus has John profoundly troubled and desperately searching for answers. Suspecting a native plant commonly used as an intoxicant, John decides to investigate further with the help of a brilliant but mysterious Borderer woman. His pursuit of the mystery will set him on a collision course with powerful political realities designed to maintain the status quo of the Third World. On a harrowing journey through a radioactive valley of death—and through his own painful history—he will confront devastating truths that will either revive his damaged soul or destroy it completely.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Great Wheel \u003c\/i\u003ereceived the Locus Award for Best First Novel, and marked the “thoughtful, sometimes wrenching, noteworthy debut” of Ian R. MacLeod, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Light Ages\u003c\/i\u003e and winner of two Sidewise Awards, two World Fantasy Awards, and the John W. Campbell Award (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Open Road Media Sci-Fi \u0026 Fantasy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131304853744,"sku":"9781480423701","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781480423701_p0.jpg?v=1763619367","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781480423701","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}