{"product_id":"if-then-9780857664662","title":"If Then","description":"James has a scar in the back of his head. It's where he was wounded in the Battle of Suvla Bay in August 1915. Or is the scar the mark of his implant that allows the Process to fill his mind with its own reality? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eIF\u003c\/b\u003e, the people of a small English town cling on after an economic collapse under the protection of the Process. But sometimes people must be evicted from the town. That's the job of James, the bailiff. While on patrol, James discovers the replica of a soldier from the First World War wandering the South Downs. This strange meeting begins a new cycle of evictions in the town, while out on the rolling downland, the Process is methodically growing the soldiers and building the weapons required to relive a long lost battle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eTHEN\u003c\/b\u003e, it is August 1915, at the Battle of Suvla Bay in the Dardanelles campaign. Compared to the thousands of allied soldiers landing on this foreign beach, the men of the 32nd Field Ambulance are misfits and cranks of every stripe: a Quaker pacifist, a freethinking padre, a meteorologist, and the private (once a bailiff) known simply as James. Exposed to constant shellfire and haunted by ghostly snipers, the stretcher-bearers work day and night on the long carry of wounded men. One night they stumble across an ancient necropolis, disturbed by an exploding shell. What they discover within this ancient site will make them question the reality of the war and shake their understanding of what it means to be human... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFile Under\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eScience Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e [ Trust the Process A Debate With Bullets Algorithms For War Omega John ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16608583\"\u003eMatthew de Abaitua\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Angry Robot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Mass Market Paperbound\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 4.20w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780857664662\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0857664662\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC028070\"\u003eScience Fiction | Apocalyptic \u0026amp; Post-Apocalyptic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC028080\"\u003eTime Travel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC055000\"\u003eDystopian\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMatthew De Abaitua's novel \u003ci\u003eThe Red Men\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Arthur C Clarke Award and adapted into a short film 'Dr Easy' by Shynola and produced by Film4\/Warp Films. His science fiction novels \u003ci\u003eIF THEN\u003c\/i\u003e (Angry Robot, September 2015) and \u003ci\u003eThe Destructives\u003c\/i\u003e (Angry Robot, 2016) complete the loose trilogy begun with \u003ci\u003eThe Red Men\u003c\/i\u003e. His book \u003ci\u003eSelf \u0026amp; I: A Memoir of Literary Ambition\u003c\/i\u003e (Eye Books, 2018) was widely reviewed in the national press, chosen as a Financial Times Summer Read and described by The Times Literary Supplement as \"a compelling reminiscence\". He teaches creative writing and science fiction at the University of Essex and lives in Hackney.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eharrybravado.com \u003cbr\u003etwitter.com\/mdeabaitua\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAuthor hometown: \u003c\/i\u003eLondon, UK\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Angry Robot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44687335227629,"sku":"9780857664662","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_2d729aae-2e39-4e11-ac7c-0ad98a4c3ac6.jpg?v=1754408903","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/if-then-9780857664662","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}