{"product_id":"9781771669825","title":"Event Horizon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eThe Singularity \u003c\/em\u003ecomes a\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eunique and daring, formally inventive novel about rebellion, political protest, and a young woman’s firm belief in a better world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeventeen-year-old Milde is from the Outskirts, a place beyond the mountains where the dirt is corpse-rich, where mothers and daughters, banished from society, make their living—without rights, access to care, or legal status. But Milde refuses to accept the order of things and, together with some friends, she revolts against the government’s injustice. Arrested, imprisoned, and tortured, Milde is eventually presented with a final choice: to be executed publicly or, as part of an experiment, to be launched into space, into a black hole called the Mass. She chooses the Mass, opting to face its fathomless depth and loneliness rather than hurt the morale of her weary allies back home. Collapsing and expanding myth and reality, \u003cem\u003eEvent Horizon\u003c\/em\u003e is an exquisite existential work of speculative fiction, dark as deep space, woven with reflections on exile, oppression, solidarity, trauma, and loss. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Balsam Karam","offers":[{"title":"Book*hug Press |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2026-05-05","offer_id":48482109554943,"sku":"9781771669825","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_53938fd9-dc16-48f4-a2d9-567e868b6f53.jpg?v=1778007692","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781771669825","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}