{"product_id":"the-judas-mandala-by-damien-broderick","title":"'The Judas Mandala' by Damien Broderick","description":"\u003ch4 data-start=\"59\" data-end=\"674\"\u003eA landmark of Australian science fiction, \u003cem data-start=\"101\" data-end=\"120\"\u003eThe Judas Mandala\u003c\/em\u003e is Damien Broderick's ambitious exploration of time, consciousness, myth and technological evolution.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"59\" data-end=\"674\"\u003eThe novel moves between distant futures and the early twenty-first century, following interconnected lives as humanity grapples with artificial intelligence, memory, immortality and the persistence of ancient stories within radically transformed societies. Rather than offering conventional space opera, Broderick builds an intellectually restless novel where speculative science sits comfortably beside philosophy, psychology and classical mythology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"676\" data-end=\"1093\"\u003eFirst published in 1982 and revised for this Australian edition, \u003cem data-start=\"741\" data-end=\"760\"\u003eThe Judas Mandala\u003c\/em\u003e helped establish Broderick as one of Australia's most important speculative writers. Dense with ideas yet deeply human, it rewards readers of Olaf Stapledon, Ursula K. Le Guin, Greg Egan and Stanisław Lem, particularly those drawn to science fiction that treats the future as a laboratory for examining culture, identity and belief.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1120\" data-end=\"1336\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMandarin Australia paperback, revised edition, 1990. Complete with striking period cover artwork. Very good condition with light shelf wear and minor edge rubbing. Binding is tight and the pages are clean throughout.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45804156092499,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Yourparagraphtext-2026-07-10T141649.202.png?v=1783657027","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/the-judas-mandala-by-damien-broderick","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}