{"product_id":"seeds-of-earth","title":"Seeds Of Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+2\"\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Proper galaxy-spanning space opera' \u003cb\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003eIain M. Banks\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e on \u003ci\u003eSeeds of Earth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first intelligent species to encounter mankind attacked without warning. Merciless. Relentless. Unstoppable.  With little hope of halting the invasion, Earth's last roll of the dice was to dispatch three colony ships, seeds of Earth, to different parts of the galaxy. The human race would live on . . . somewhere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e150 years later, the planet Darien hosts a thriving human settlement, which enjoys a peaceful relationship with an indigenous race, the scholarly Uvovo. But there are secrets buried on Darien's forest moon. Secrets that go back to an apocalyptic battle fought between ancient races at the dawn of galactic civilisation. Unknown to its colonists Darien is about to become the focus of an intergalactic power struggle, where the true stakes are beyond their comprehension. And what choices will the Uvovo make when their true nature is revealed and the skies grow dark with the enemy?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more epic space opera action from Michael Cobley, check out:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHumanity's Fire Trilogy:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeeds of Earth\u003cbr\u003e The Orphaned Worlds \u003cbr\u003e The Ascendant Stars \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStandalone novels in the Humanity's Fire universe:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAncestral Machines\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSplintered Suns\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlso look out for Cobley's epic fantasy trilogy, \u003cb\u003eShadowkings\u003c\/b\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44785848025267,"sku":"9781841496313","price":840.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17478079159781841496313.jpg?v=1762799935","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/seeds-of-earth","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}