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The Terranauts

T. Coraghessan Boyle

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The Terranauts
The Terranauts

Ecological experiment becomes human nature's crucible.

"The Terranauts" offers you a window into what happens when human ambition and idealism clash with confinement and reality. You'll find yourself immersed in the lives of the characters as they navigate through psychological, social, and environmental challenges inside an artificial biosphere. It's a thought-provoking read that mirrors a reality show set against an ecological backdrop, raising questions about our place in the natural world and our interactions with each other.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9781408881750
Author: T. Coraghessan Boyle
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Date of Publication: 2016-10-20
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Science Fiction, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Contemporary
Related Topics: Literature, Dystopia, Science Fiction Fantasy, Speculative Fiction
Goodreads rating: 3.34
(rated by 6977 readers)

Description

Linda is desperate to be one of the lucky eight chosen to take part in the world’s most ambitious ecological experiment.Gazing longingly at Ecosphere II, which rises like a spaceship from the Arizona desert, Linda knows she can survive under its glass dome. Competition is fierce between the hopefuls, among them smooth-talking PR man Ramsay, and Dawn, a naïve beauty. All are certain that they would never, ever, break closure before two years are up – unlike their discredited predecessors.Inside this humid microcosm, the terranauts’ labours over crops and livestock, their battles with creepy crawlies, their hostilities and sexual dalliances – all are observed by the tourists who come to gawp, Mission Control’s cameras and the watchful eye of the media. As the crew struggles to control nature, and hunger sets in, the snake in this Eden starts to look unmistakably human.Inspired by real-life events, The Terranauts is a darkly comic, acutely insightful story of human behaviour, animal instincts, idealism and ambition. Placing utopian visions and individual motives under the microscope, this is T. C. Boyle at his acerbic, pitch-perfect best.
 

Ecological experiment becomes human nature's crucible.

"The Terranauts" offers you a window into what happens when human ambition and idealism clash with confinement and reality. You'll find yourself immersed in the lives of the characters as they navigate through psychological, social, and environmental challenges inside an artificial biosphere. It's a thought-provoking read that mirrors a reality show set against an ecological backdrop, raising questions about our place in the natural world and our interactions with each other.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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