{"product_id":"bird-deity-9781922790781","title":"Bird Deity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStunning speculative fiction from the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eFirelight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid is a scout. For ten years he has plundered the ruins of an alien civilisation about which he knows nothing. Now he’s ready to go home,  a wealthy man. Except that everything seems to be slipping out of his control. His mentor Tom has vanished. Eliza and her baby are alone.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs David begins to question the choices he has made, he is visited by a researcher, who wants him to guide her on one last expedition to the rainswept wasteland of the plateau…\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd he may yet lose everything, as he is drawn inexorably towards an encounter with the terrifying soul of this world. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn Morrissey’s \u003ci\u003eBird Deity\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel like no other. At once disconcerting and eerily familiar, it’s a cosmic horror story about power, theft, love, loss, and destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781922790781\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Text Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: Melbourne, Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 23.4(H)x15.3(L)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Morrissey\u003c\/b\u003e is a Melbourne writer of Kalkadoon descent. He was the winner of the 2020 Indigenous Writers Mentorship and runner-up for the Nakata Brophy Prize in 2018. John’s debut \u003ci\u003eFirelight\u003c\/i\u003e won an Aurealis Award and a Queensland Literary Award, and in 2024 he was named a \u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e Best Young Novelist. \u003ci\u003eBird Deity\u003c\/i\u003e is his first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e‘Unsettling and incisive, \u003ci\u003eBird Deity\u003c\/i\u003e offers an eerie glimpse at the human cost of empire.’ * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e‘An intriguing, subtle novel from the acclaimed short-story writer.’ * Age *\u003cbr\u003e'An incredible achievement: Morrissey has created a familiar yet alien world, densely storied and dripping in dark, delicious mystery. Beautiful, gripping and grotesque.’ * Mykaela Saunders *\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eBird Deity\u003c\/i\u003e is a spare and moving story about the burden of history and the vicissitudes of the colonial project. Morrissey's novel has a dignified, undeniable power. It's like Coetzee in space. I devoured it.’ * Dominic Amerena *\u003cbr\u003e‘An original novel that rewards close reading...compelling.’ * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eBird Deity\u003c\/i\u003e is a cosmic-horror-tinged story about purpose, loss and exploitation…  A compelling read for fans of Ray Nayler and Claire G Coleman.’ * Books+Publishing *\u003cbr\u003e‘Entrancing...Avoiding cliches of both sci-fi and horror, \u003ci\u003eBird Deity\u003c\/i\u003e is a step in a new direction, showing us the potential of contemporary Australian speculative fiction – suited for our times and yet wholly unique.’ * Readings *\u003cbr\u003e‘The very nature of power is reshaped in this stunning novel…an absorbing and profound work of fiction.’ * Australian Book Review *\u003cbr\u003e‘Speculative fiction at its thought-provoking, incisive best...evocative and deeply unsettling.’ * Better Read Than Dead *\u003cbr\u003e‘Fascinating...delivering a strange new world sometime in the distant future while also asking readers to reflect on the one in which they live.’ * Pile By the Bed *\u003cbr\u003e‘Morrissey…has fantastic tonal and stylistic control, balancing abstraction with emotional clarity in elegant prose. \u003ci\u003eBird Deity\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautifully written book.’ * NZ Listener *\u003cbr\u003e‘Intriguing… Definitely recommended.’ * Through the Biblioscope *\u003cbr\u003e‘Blisteringly hot...a vividly imaginative work that really explores the harsh legacy of exploitation and cultural attack.’ * Berkelouw Books, Leichhardt *","brand":"John Morrissey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47806677352665,"sku":"9781922790781","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781922790781.jpg?v=1771419576","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/bird-deity-9781922790781","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}