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We find ourselves in Victorica, a province of La Pampa, Argentina, some time after 2197 - the year in which the last of the Antarctic icecaps melted and an unprecedented climate catastrophe ensued, radically transforming the landscape of the region into a Caribbean Pampas. It is here that the Dengue Child grows up, a mutant mix of child and mosquito, the result of crazy experimenting driven by ultra-capitalistic corporations racing against each other to own viruses and their cures, destroying even their very own children's existence to cash in on the stock exchange.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Another of the surprising effects of the thaw is the appearance of powerful telepathic pebbles from the bowels of the earth that seem to encapsulate the world's original wisdom, and which are the subject of lucrative smuggling. Meanwhile, the wealthy of the region chose to cruise around on ships where they can experience ice-skating and hand carve ice from valuable remains of glaciers. 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His is one of the most exciting literary voices emerging from Argentina, packing punches in a deeply intelligent, informed, and humorful prose which takes root in Latin American storytelling and sci-fi tradition.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51605719351569,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51605719417105,"sku":"NIN9781662602658","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51745683341585,"sku":"CIN1662602650G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ LIKE_NEW \/ SBYB","offer_id":52902333808913,"sku":"CIN1662602650LN","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53175443652881,"sku":"CIN1662602650VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1662602650.jpg?v=1750927804"},{"product_id":"infancia-del-mundo-la-z-book-michel-nieva-9788433901781","title":"Infancia del Mundo, La -Z","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52602868171025,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52602868203793,"sku":"CIN8433901788VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9788433901781.jpg?v=1761165248"},{"product_id":"technology-and-barbarism-book-michel-nieva-9781662603181","title":"Technology and Barbarism","description":"\u003cb\u003eThought-provoking pieces of nonfiction exploring the crossroads of technology with art and science, as well as how hard science fiction has inspired the craziest ideas of our times, for the good and the bad. 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