{"product_id":"crudrat","title":"Crudrat","description":"\u003cp\u003eMaura is doomed to starve. Her space station has no further use for her. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Gail Carriger brings you a fast-paced young adult scifi adventure featuring a capable heroine, her adorable pet, and the alien they accidentally rescue.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAbandoned \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOutcast \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCrudrat \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith only her crud-eating murmel and a fuzzy alien stranger to help, Maura must find a way to survive, before they catch her and blow what's left of her life into space. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the far future, on a space-port the size of a city, crudrats scrape out a meager living cleaning the great machines that generate usable power. Only children can safely traverse the cramped tunnels and the massive blades that harvest crud. But one misstep and a crudrat gets caught on a blade edge and killed. Like rats, they scurry through the bulkheads, duty-bound to clean the air ducts so everyone else can breathe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut, when they grow too big to be useful, they become outcasts. Now one of the forgotten, Maura might just be able to turn rejection into escape - if she's resourceful enough. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Of course, as with much YA fiction these days, the book's appeal crosses generations; Carriger's whimsical sense of humor and lightness of touch is entertaining regardless of age.\" Tor.com (\u003cem\u003eEtiquette \u0026amp; Espionage\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this classic YA adventure about finding one's place in the universe, Gail Carriger brings golden age-style science fiction into the 21st century, stuffs it full of heart, and gives it a finely polished, gleaming edge.\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso by Gail Carriger\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Finishing School series (start with \u003cem\u003eEtiquette \u0026amp; Espionage\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Delightfully Deadly stories \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Parasol Protectorate series (start with \u003cem\u003eSoulless\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Supernatural Society stories \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Custard Protocol series (start with \u003cem\u003ePrudence\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Claw \u0026amp; Courtship stories \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs G L Carriger\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe 5th Gender\u003c\/em\u003e (also scifi set in the same universe)","brand":"Gail Carriger","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50752783876328,"sku":"9781944751241","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0810\/9539\/3512\/files\/imageloader_43135eaa-e859-4edd-9764-a5b4b16a9293.jpg?v=1790222223","url":"https:\/\/shop.kuumba.app\/products\/crudrat","provider":"Kuumba","version":"1.0","type":"link"}