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The Coral Bones

The breathtaking science fiction novel from the Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author

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The Coral Bones

Written by: E. J. Swift
Narrated by: Anna Burnett, Brigid Lohrey, Kate Winter
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SHORTLISTED FOR EVERY MAJOR SCIENCE FICTION AWARD IN THE UK: 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 voyage, unaware of the wonders and dangers she will soon encounter.

Telma Velasco is hunting for a miracle in a world ravaged by global heating: a leafy seadragon, long believed extinct, has been sighted. But as Telma investigates, she finds hope in unexpected places.

Past, present and future collide in this powerful elegy to a disappearing world - and vision of a more hopeful future.

'A thoughtful, immersive, very human story that speaks to current fears and hopes for our world' GUARDIAN

'Beautifully written and compellingly drawn, layering history, present day and the future with brilliancy and power' 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, author of Dreams Before the Start

'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' BRITISH FANTASY SOCIETY©2024 E. J. Swift
Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Sea Adventures
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Critic Reviews

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
A beautifully crafted love letter to our endangered coral reefs. E.J. Swift confirms her reputation for writing elegant, heartfelt and compelling eco-fiction
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
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'
A thoughtful, immersive, very human story that speaks to current fears and hopes for our world
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
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