Bear Head

<p><b>Honey the genetically engineered bear starts a revolution on the Red Planet in the new novel from the Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author of <i>Children of Time</i>.</b><br><br>WELCOME TO HELL CITY, MARS<br>Jimmy Martin has a sore head.<br><br>He''s used to smuggling illegal data in his headspace. But this is the first time it has started talking to him.<br><br>The data claims to be a distinguished academic, author and civil rights activist.<br><br>It also claims to be a bear.<br><br><b>A bear named Honey.</b><br><br>Jimmy has nothing against bioforms – he''s one himself, albeit one engineered out of human stock – and works with them everyday in Hell City, building the future, staking mankind''s claim to a new world: Mars.<br><br>The problem is that <b>humanity isn''t the only entity with designs on the Red Planet</b>. Out in the airless desert there is another presence. A novel intelligence, elusive, unknowable and potentially lethal.<br><br>And Honey is here to make contact with it, whether Jimmy likes it or not.<br><br>PRAISE FOR BEAR HEAD:<br>''An unashamedly thrilling escapade'' <i>The Times</i><br><br>''Funny, appalling, gruesome and uplifting... Propelled by a cracking plot that balances dystopian satire with a palpable sense of moral peril'' <i>Daily Mail</i><br><br>''An absolute whammy of a read, and a must for anyone who enjoys a smart, fast-paced, hugely entertaining blast of speculative fiction... This is one of those books where you can just throw yourself and abandon yourself to a fabulous story, knowing you will be entertained throughout'' <i>LoveReading</i><br><br>''A rousing good read'' <i>Guardian</i><br><br>''If you''re a fan of <i>Black Mirror</i>, this classic dystopian book will have you hooked within the first few pages. Smart, fast-paced, and razor-sharp, this book is surprisingly funny while still remaining deeply thought-provoking'' <i>Daily Express</i></p>