{"product_id":"testament-of-leaves-9781958880302","title":"Testament of Leaves","description":"\u003cp\u003e​​In the isolated thickets of a faraway planet, a linguist lies dead. Inscrutinator Shameesh Kulkarni must find out why. But no one wants to talk: not the prospectors searching for mineral wealth, not the archaeologists trying to piece together a ruined city, not the local schoolteacher, and certainly not the indigenous people whose language the dead woman was researching.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly two beings are interested in helping Shameesh solve the murder: a digital replica of the victim herself, and the inquisitive octopod who befriended her. Three brains are better than one, even if one is a bot and another is an invertebrate, because there is more than one mystery here to solve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere, the landscape itself hides layers of centuries-old secrets-secrets that the inhabitants must protect at all costs. Shameesh's job is to reveal the truth-on a planet where the truth cannot be spoken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carolyn Ives Gilman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fairwood Press LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.28d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781958880302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Carolyn Ives Gilman \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48840875212957,"sku":"9781958880302","price":20.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_a462a7a5-81bd-4953-9763-8dc141f42847.jpg?v=1787727541","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/testament-of-leaves-9781958880302","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}