{"product_id":"as-you-wake-break-the-shell-signed-copy","title":"As You Wake, Break the Shell - Signed Copy","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"184\" data-end=\"216\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"187\" data-end=\"216\"\u003eSIGNED HARDBACK PRE-ORDER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"298\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"298\"\u003eSigned Hardback Pre-Order | \u003cem data-start=\"248\" data-end=\"278\"\u003eAs You Wake, Break the Shell\u003c\/em\u003e by Becky Chambers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"300\" data-end=\"464\"\u003ePre-order a signed hardback copy of \u003cem data-start=\"336\" data-end=\"366\"\u003eAs You Wake, Break the Shell\u003c\/em\u003e by Becky Chambers, the Sunday Times bestselling author of \u003cem data-start=\"425\" data-end=\"463\"\u003eThe Long Way to a Small Angry Planet\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"466\" data-end=\"811\"\u003ePublished by Hodderscape, this 480-page hardback is an uplifting new science fiction novel from one of the genre’s most beloved voices. Thoughtful, imaginative and full of heart, it is a brilliant choice for readers who enjoy hopeful sci-fi, character-driven storytelling, emotional world-building and speculative fiction with warmth and wonder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"813\" data-end=\"927\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"813\" data-end=\"834\"\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 22 October 2026. All signed hardback pre-orders will be dispatched as soon as stock arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"929\" data-end=\"1055\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eSecure your signed copy today from an independent UK bookshop. Carefully packaged to ensure it arrives in excellent condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe stars are waiting for you. We hope you will come find us there.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTold in alternating timelines, \u003ci\u003eAs You Wake, Break the Shell\u003c\/i\u003e is a heartfelt and hopeful story from the award-winning writer of \u003ci\u003eThe Long Way to a Small Angry Planet\u003c\/i\u003e, exploring what it means to be human and what it means to come together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLife on Fortune is hard. The atmosphere is poisonous, the planet hardly fit for life. But for its inhabitants, it's home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePilot Cora suffers from a rare and dangerous condition, brought about by her bond with Colibri, the alien animal she pilots to quarry vital water for the colony. If Cora seeks treatment, she risks losing her license - and her connection to Colibri forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen she meets Signy, a brilliant but reclusive botanist, whose bio-printed medicine is the only thing that can save her. But to do so, Signy must break the rules that govern their lives, risking her livelihood and the other colonists who rely on her for survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs Cora and Signy navigate their balance of risk and trust, they are forced to confront what they owe to each other and to their community - and begin to question whether survival is enough . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'THIS is the book I've been waiting for' \u003cb\u003eREBECCA THORNE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A miracle' \u003cb\u003eANTONIA HODGSON \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Becky Chambers never misses' \u003cb\u003eL.R. LAM \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eReaders \u003ci\u003elove \u003c\/i\u003eAS YOU WAKE, BREAK THE SHELL\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This book was pure poetry' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e'Becky Chambers remains a wonder, and I can't wait to read whatever she writes next' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e'Books that comfort the soul and expand the mind' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chambers, Becky","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56800834290050,"sku":"9781529340587","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0936\/6575\/5522\/files\/9781529340587.jpg?v=1785235560","url":"https:\/\/archwaybookshop.co.uk\/products\/as-you-wake-break-the-shell-signed-copy","provider":"Archway Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}