{"product_id":"scion-9781399641869","title":"Scion : The explosive new sci-fi thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Will of the Many perfect for fans of Dungeon Crawler Carl and The Murderbot Diaries","description":"\u003cp\u003eScion introduces James Islington's first ever sci-fi novel in an unmissable new series following the story of Azure, the cybernetically enhanced survivor of a mysterious explosion that killed his best friend as he's embroiled in a secret underworld of organised crime and world-changing technology - complete with the breathless pace and jaw-dropping twists readers know and love from TikTok phenomenon The Will of the Many , now in development for film with Sony.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy job, when you think about it, isn't so different from a lot of people's.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe more old-fashioned crowd do still get hung up on the 'killing people' part of it, I guess, but that's a them problem: it's been perfectly legal to take out lifers for ages. Besides, once ultrawealthy morons realised they had a way to live forever - limited resources be damned - there was only ever going to be one genuinely practical deterrent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo, sure, I have to deal with a tonne of boring planning. Inconvenient hours. Some pretty awkward face-to-face interactions. And like most of us, I'm really only clocking in to try and crawl out from beneath my debts. But someone's got to do it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuckily, my genetic compatibilities make me really, really good at doing it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStill. This next job . . . I don't know. It's something I haven't had to deal with in years. Kind of the opposite of my regular duties. Strange, that it got thrown my way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm sure it'll all go totally fine though.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFusing the futuristic dystopia of cyberpunk cityscapes like Neuromancer and Blade Runner with the explosive action of manga masterpieces like Ghost in the Shell and Attack on Titan , this cinematic sci-fi thriller will enchant fans of all the classics of the genre - new and old - from Isaac Asimov to Squid Game .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: James Islington\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eScience fiction\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 1 Sep 2026 by Orion Publishing Co.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"James Islington","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320633598330,"sku":"9781399641869","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781399641869.jpg?v=1790659888","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/scion-9781399641869","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}