The Oaken Code (Paperback)
Greta Derot
Sold by Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.
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Add to basketSold by Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller since October 12, 2005
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Add to basketPaperback. A heartbeat in the peat. A code in the grain. A harvest three centuries in the making.When a modern hiker is found perfectly preserved in a Kinder Scout peat cutting, the discovery defies every law of biology . She isn't just a corpse; she is a "graft," her heart replaced by an anatomical replica carved from eight-hundred-year-old oak-and it is still pulsing .Disgraced botanist Dr Arlowe Finch is plucked from his isolated caravan to decode the impossible. Alongside Detective Mara Thorne, he uncovers a terrifying ritualistic pattern dating back to the 1665 plague village of Eyam .But as a high-tech agricultural conglomerate prepares to "optimise" the English countryside, Arlowe and Mara realise the "Oaken Code" is no longer a legend. It is a living, digital-botanical OS designed to turn the human soul into a permanent server node.The "Final Harvest" has begun. In the Peak District, the forest is no longer just watching. It is absorbing. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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A heartbeat in the peat. A code in the grain. A harvest three centuries in the making.
When a modern hiker is found perfectly preserved in a Kinder Scout peat cutting, the discovery defies every law of biology . She isn't just a corpse; she is a "graft," her heart replaced by an anatomical replica carved from eight-hundred-year-old oak—and it is still pulsing .
Disgraced botanist Dr Arlowe Finch is plucked from his isolated caravan to decode the impossible. Alongside Detective Mara Thorne, he uncovers a terrifying ritualistic pattern dating back to the 1665 plague village of Eyam .
But as a high-tech agricultural conglomerate prepares to "optimise" the English countryside, Arlowe and Mara realise the "Oaken Code" is no longer a legend. It is a living, digital-botanical OS designed to turn the human soul into a permanent server node.
The "Final Harvest" has begun. In the Peak District, the forest is no longer just watching. It is absorbing.
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