{"product_id":"kinderen-van-moeder-aarde-thea-beckman","title":"Children of Mother Earth - Thea Beckman","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eThe story introduces the reader to the futuristic world of \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"65\"\u003eThule\u003c\/b\u003e (formerly Greenland), six centuries after the 'Big Bang' (a nuclear world war). Because the rest of the world has become largely uninhabitable, a peaceful, green society flourishes in Thule.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Thulean structure:\u003c\/b\u003e Thule is led by women. It is believed that the patriarchal, industrial systems of the past destroyed the earth, leading to the choice of a matriarchy that lives in harmony with nature (Mother Earth). Machines and weapons are taboo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe protagonist:\u003c\/b\u003e We follow \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"27\"\u003eChristian\u003c\/b\u003e, the son of the ruling Konega (queen). Because he is a boy, he has a different social status. Christian is an outsider; he is curious, adventurous, and dreams of sailing the seas, which clashes with the established Thulean order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe invasion:\u003c\/b\u003e The peace in Thule is brutally disrupted when a gigantic, mechanical warship sails into the harbor. The ship originates from the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"156\"\u003eBaden Empire\u003c\/b\u003e (the restored, militaristic Europe). The Badenese — led by the arrogant Professor Egon — are looking for raw materials to fuel their industry and claim Thule in the name of their emperor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Boekenplein","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46082545516601,"sku":"WEB009\/28\/BW","price":10.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/7476\/4601\/files\/boek11_50f00580-16a9-4994-9f0a-7fa79171c2cd.jpg?v=1782374133","url":"https:\/\/boeken-plein.nl\/en\/products\/kinderen-van-moeder-aarde-thea-beckman","provider":"Boekenplein","version":"1.0","type":"link"}