The Coral Bones
The breathtaking novel shortlisted for every major science fiction award in the UK!
$24.78
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
30 January 2024
Summary
Shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the British Science Fiction Association award for best novel, and the Kitschies Red Tentacle
Marine biologist Hana Ishikawa is racing against time to save the coral of the Great Barrier Reef, but struggles to fight for a future in a world where so much has already been lost.
Seventeen-year-old Judith Holliman escapes the monotony of Sydney Town during the nineteenth century, when her naval captain father lets her accompany him on a v…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529436419 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529436419 |
| Author: | E.J. Swift |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 30 January 2024 |
| Weight: | 280g |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 128mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
A rich and brilliant novel about the connectedness of humanity in itself and with its world: beautifully written and compellingly drawn, layering history, present day and the future with brilliancy and power. It’s a novel about the climate crisis, but it’s a naturalist’s novel too, with some wonderfully, vividly observed writing about sealife from coral to sharks and seahorses. Just marvellous * Adam Roberts, author of The Thing Itself *
A beautifully crafted love letter to our endangered coral reefs. E.J. Swift confirms her reputation for writing elegant, heartfelt and compelling eco-fiction * Anne Charnock, Arthur C. Clarke award-winning author of Dreams Before the Start and Bridge 108 *
Beautifully realised, vivid versions of past, present and future combine in The Coral Bones to powerful effect. It gave me much to think about. I won’t forget it * Aliya Whiteley, author of Skyward Inn and The Loosening Skin *
E.J. Swift pulls no punches in this beautiful and terrifying yet boldly hopeful novel. The wonder of the Great Barrier Reef is laid out for us via a vivid multi-dimensional tour through the lenses of past, present and future’ * Vicki Jarrett, author of Always North *
A thoughtful, immersive, very human story that speaks to current fears and hopes for our world * Guardian *
E.J. Swift’s The Coral Bones is a piercing and acute novel which cannot leave you indifferent. It rages like a stormy ocean, but it also offers you a serene picture of the world’s beauty - something not to be lost * British Fantasy Society *
E.J. Swift
E. J. Swift is a speculative fiction writer based in London. Her short fiction has been nominated for The Sunday Times short story award and the British Science Fiction Association award. Her previous novels include The Osiris Project trilogy, Paris Adrift and The Coral Bones, which was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Kitschies’ Red Tentacle, and the British Science Fiction Association Award for Best Novel.
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