{"product_id":"9781917764063","title":"The Hope","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Paul E. Hardisty\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945) | Science fiction | Fiction: special features\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 29\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e January 2026 by Orenda Books in the United Kingdom as part of 'The Forcing Trilogy' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 300 pages \u003cbr\u003e198mm x 129mm | 0g\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gardners-meta\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/StarEmpty.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a ravaged future ruled by the descendants of those who caused the climate collapse, a teenager with a remarkable gift must flee for her life – and fight to save the last hope for humanity. The searing, unforgettable conclusion to the internationally acclaimed The Forcing trilogy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e`A superbly handled tale of struggle and survival in a maimed world´ The Times‘Utterly compelling … a masterful and all-too-recognisable portrait of climate collapse and the politics of greed. We need this book now more than ever’ Eve Smith‘Paul Hardisty is a visionary' Luke McCallin‘A riveting eco-thriller’ Crime Fiction LoverThe year is 2082. Climate collapse, famine and war have left the world in ruins. In the shadow of the Alpha-Omega regime – descendants of the super-rich architects of disaster – sixteen-year-old Boo Ashworth and her uncle risk everything to save what’s left of human knowledge, hiding the last surviving books in a secret library beneath the streets of Hobart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Boo has a secret of her own: an astonishing ability to memorise entire texts with perfect recall. When the library is discovered and destroyed, she’s forced to flee – armed with nothing but the stories she carries in her mind, and a growing understanding of her family’s true past. Hunted and alone, and with the help of some unlikely allies, she must fight to save her loved ones – and bring hope to a broken world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning three generations before, during and after the fall, The Hope is the shattering conclusion to Paul E. Hardisty’s critically acclaimed climate-emergency trilogy – a devastating, visionary thriller that dares to imagine the possibility of redemption in the face of near-total collapse. In a dying world, it asks the most urgent question of all: what if there’s still time?'Smart, gripping, and all too plausible … announces Paul E. Hardisty as the true heir to John Christopher' Tim Glister'Hardisty is a fine writer' Lee Child'A compelling, moving story of survival in a dying world … a novel that might have actually predicted our future' Ewan Morrison`The book I've been waiting and hoping for…´ Paul Waters‘Hardisty holds a mirror up to the titans of today’s very real world problems … very plausible and terrifyingly so’ SciFi Now\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56494897660279,"sku":"9781917764063","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781917764063.jpg?v=1767962915","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781917764063","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}