{"product_id":"viaduct-child-patrick-wood-signed-proof-copy","title":"Viaduct Child, Patrick Wood — Signed Proof Copy","description":"\u003cp id=\"p-rc_a7973e28dbc0c403-190\" data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"6,0\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Scholastic Children's Books, 2002\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_a7973e28dbc0c403-205\" data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-689\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"6,0\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e London, Scholastic Children's Books, 2002\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-689\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-689 citation-end-689\"\u003e 8vo, pp. 255.\u003csup data-turn-source-index=\"1\" class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_a7973e28dbc0c403-191\" data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"8,0\"\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. This softcover uncorrected proof copy is exceptionally well-preserved, exhibiting only trivial shelf-wear to the extremities and a remarkably bright, clean wrapper unmarred by heavy creases\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,2\"\u003e. The paperback binding is exceedingly tight and entirely square, showing no evidence of having been aggressively handled or read\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,4\"\u003e. Internally, the pages remain bright, crisp, and entirely free from foxing or unintentional markings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,5\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,6\"\u003e, rendering it a superior, highly collectible example of this early state.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_a7973e28dbc0c403-192\" data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"9,0\"\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e A scarce uncorrected proof copy of Patrick Wood’s debut novel, \u003ci data-index-in-node=\"87\" data-path-to-node=\"9,0\"\u003eViaduct Child\u003c\/i\u003e, preceding the standard hardback release\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,2\"\u003e. Emphasizing its desirability, the title page bears the author’s signature in blue ink\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,4\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_a7973e28dbc0c403-193\" data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"10,0\"\u003eProof copies, particularly those signed by the author, are highly sought after by collectors of modern fiction, as they represent the text in its penultimate state before mass market distribution. The rear wrapper explicitly denotes the book’s status as an \"Uncorrected proof. for promotional use only. Not for re-sale\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"10,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"10,2\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_a7973e28dbc0c403-194\" data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"11,0\"\u003eIn a bleak and disturbingly tangible future world, orphaned Dushma exists entirely outside the system, living illegally within the arch of a railway viaduct\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"11,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"11,2\"\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"citation-688 citation-end-688\"\u003eOfficially designated a \"non-person,\" her days are spent roaming the tangled city streets alongside her glamorous truant and shoplifting companion, Alison Catfinger\u003csup data-turn-source-index=\"2\" class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"11,3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"11,4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-687 citation-end-687\"\u003e.\u003csup data-turn-source-index=\"3\" class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e However, when a sudden police raid forces her from her hidden sanctuary, Dushma is plunged into a desperate flight for survival through the city's forgotten subterranean railway tunnels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"11,5\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"11,6\"\u003e. Pursued relentlessly by the sadistic Detective Inspector Rapplemann, she soon discovers an even greater threat lurking in the darkness: the elidra, lethal and unpredictable electric dragons tasked with guarding the underground labyrinth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"11,7\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"11,8\"\u003e. Patrick Wood’s remarkable debut is a gripping, relentless chase through a dystopian landscape that demands to be explored\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"11,9\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"11,10\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53673572991315,"sku":"4127-RM-S-VG-54","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260609_132405.jpg?v=1781012765","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/viaduct-child-patrick-wood-signed-proof-copy","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}