{"product_id":"all-gods-creatures-9781785634697","title":"All God's Creatures [Gardner, Anthony]","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eAnthony Gardner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Hilarious, joyous, and astute.\"\u003c\/b\u003e -- \u003cb\u003eNicholas Coleridge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMild-mannered editor Ben Fairweather is horrified when his genteel religious magazine is taken over by a fanatical movement that believes animals are closer to God than humans--and should receive Holy Communion. Amid a nationwide religious revival, this once-fringe belief becomes mainstream, and Ben is canceled as a pet-phobic bigot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCast adrift, Ben finds work as a pianist in a nightclub, where he meets journalist Anita Scott. She is determined to expose Russian oligarch Oleg Ogorodnikov, newly elevated to the House of Lords, whom she accuses of cultural vandalism. But Ogorodnikov is involved in something far more dangerous: a secret plot to take control of London's financial system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnaware that Ogorodnikov's influence also lies behind the growing theological unrest, Ben and Anita are pulled into a shadowy world of spies, art forgery, AI, and murder--where their own lives are at stake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this ingenious caper, Anthony Gardner blends madcap suspense with sharp satire, skewering the bizarre beliefs, chaos-spreading Russians, and rise of the robots that seem to define our age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independent Publishers Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781785634697\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnthony Gardner\u003c\/b\u003e is an Irish author and journalist based in London. He was the founding editor of the Royal Society of Literature Review, has written for a wide variety of publications including The Sunday Times Magazine, the Irish Times and The Economist, and is the former deputy editor of Harpers \u0026amp; Queen. He is the author of two previous novels - \u003ci\u003eThe Rivers of Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFox \u003c\/i\u003e- and two collections of poetry, \u003ci\u003eThe Pool and Other Poems\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Moss in Lanthwaite Wood\u003c\/i\u003e (longlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Independent Publishers Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45533347119280,"sku":"9781785634697b","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pandemoniumbooks.com\/products\/all-gods-creatures-9781785634697","provider":"Pandemonium Books and Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}