{"product_id":"the-iron-garden-sutra-hardcover","title":"The Iron Garden Sutra - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eA. D. Sui\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKlara and the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e meets S. A. Barnes's \u003ci\u003eDead Silence\u003c\/i\u003e with a touch of Becky Chambers' \u003ci\u003eA Psalm for the Wild-Built \u003c\/i\u003ein Nebula Award-winning author A.D. Sui's darkly philosophical, locked room murder mystery, as a death monk and a team of researchers trapped onboard a spaceship of the dead encounter something beyond human understanding...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVessel Iris has devoted himself to the Starlit Order, performing funeral rites for the dead across the galaxy, guiding souls back into the Infinite Light. Despite the meaning he finds in his work and the comfort of AI companionship, his relationships with the living leave him longing for deeper connection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe spaceship \u003ci\u003eCounsel of Nicaea\u003c\/i\u003e has been lost for more than a thousand years, its passengers reduced to dust and bone\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e A relic of Earth's dying past, its sudden appearance has attracted a team of academics eager to investigate its archeological history. And Iris has been assigned to bring peace to the crew's long departed souls. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCarpeted in moss and intertwined with vines, \u003ci\u003eNicaea\u003c\/i\u003e is more forest than ship. Iris's religious rituals are met with bemusement by the scientists--and outright hostility by engineer Yan Fukui. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the plant life isn't the only sentience to have survived in the past millennia. Something onboard is stalking the explorers one by one. And Iris with his AI enhancement may be their only hope for survival. . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIN OUTER SPACE NO ONE CAN HEAR YOUR PRAYERS\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA.D. Sui \u003c\/b\u003eis the Nebula Award-winning, Ukrainian-born author of speculative fiction, including \u003ci\u003eThe Dragonfly Gambit \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Iron Garden Sutra\u003c\/i\u003e. Their work is supported by the Ontario Arts Council, Government of Ontario, and Canada Council for the Arts, and their Sturgeon and Pushcart-nominated works of short fiction have appeared in several notable venues including \u003ci\u003eAugur\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHaven Spec\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBaffling\u003c\/i\u003e. A failed academic and retired fencer, they live in Canada and can be found online at TheSuiWay.ca on social media @thesuiway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.33 x 8.47 x 5.81 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 24, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987710312749,"sku":"9781645662143","price":27.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/9A8QrgIPdo9781645662143.webp?v=1776183625","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-iron-garden-sutra-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}