{"product_id":"bird-deity","title":"Bird Deity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStunning speculative fiction from the award-winning author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirelight\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eBird Deity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a cosmic-horror-tinged story about purpose, loss and exploitation...A compelling read for fans of Ray Nayler and Claire G Coleman.'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooks+Publishing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDavid is a scout. For ten years he has plundered the ruins of an alien civilisation about which he knows nothing. Now he's ready to go home, a wealthy man. Except that everything seems to be slipping out of his control. His mentor Tom has vanished. Eliza and her baby are alone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Morrissey is a Melbourne writer of Kalkadoon descent. He was the winner of the 2020 Indigenous Writers Mentorship and runner-up for the Nakata Brophy Prize in 2018. John’s debut \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirelight\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewon an Aurealis Award and a Queensland Literary Award, and in 2024 he was named a Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Novelist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBird Deity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is his first novel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 mui-style-tgrox\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 detail-label mui-style-tgrox\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e3rd February 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 mui-style-tgrox\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 detail-label mui-style-tgrox\"\u003eFormat: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 mui-style-tgrox\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 detail-label mui-style-tgrox\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eEnglish\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 mui-style-tgrox\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 detail-label mui-style-tgrox\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAudience:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eGeneral Adult\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FISH - Foundation for Indigenous Sustainable Health","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45845018312865,"sku":null,"price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0413\/0353\/9873\/files\/240422976.jpg?v=1789013738","url":"https:\/\/shop.fish.asn.au\/products\/bird-deity","provider":"FISH - Foundation for Indigenous Sustainable Health","version":"1.0","type":"link"}