{"product_id":"blackfish-city","title":"Blackfish City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"One of the most intriguing future cities in years.\" --Charlie Jane Anders\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Simmers with menace and heartache, suspense and wonder.\" --Ann Leckie\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the climate wars, a floating city is constructed in the Arctic Circle, a remarkable feat of mechanical and social engineering, complete with geothermal heating and sustainable energy. The city's denizens have become accustomed to a roughshod new way of living, however, the city is starting to fray along the edges--crime and corruption have set in, the contradictions of incredible wealth alongside direst poverty are spawning unrest, and a new disease called \"the breaks\" is ravaging the population.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a strange new visitor arrives--a woman riding an orca, with a polar bear at her side--the city is entranced. The \"orcamancer,\" as she's known, very subtly brings together four people--each living on the periphery--to stage unprecedented acts of resistance. By banding together to save their city before it crumbles under the weight of its own decay, they will learn shocking truths about themselves. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlackfish City\u003c\/em\u003e is a remarkably urgent--and ultimately very hopeful--novel about political corruption, organized crime, technology run amok, the consequences of climate change, gender identity, and the unifying power of human connection. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51947264377063,"sku":"9780062684875","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_521e57c7-d86d-49ed-af86-9a1b3413512e.jpg?v=1775485436","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/blackfish-city","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}