{"product_id":"homebound-indie-exclusive-edition","title":"Homebound (Indie Exclusive Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the indie exclusive hardcover of \u003cem\u003eHomebound\u003c\/em\u003e by Portia Elan. \u003cstrong\u003eThis edition is published on 7th May 2026.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book comes as pictured with a sprayed edge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFive interlocking lives. One beloved story. A dazzling adventure across centuries and continents in search of the things that hold us together.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt’s 1983 and Becks can’t wait to get the hell out of Cincinnati. She’s nineteen, blasting her Walkman, and hiding from the fact that her beloved uncle, the only person who understood her, is dead. But she has work to do: he left her a half-finished game to complete—one last collaboration to find her way out of loneliness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLittle does she know, what Becks is making will echo far into the future and shape the lives of a scientist, a sentient automaton, and a flinty sea captain in ways she cannot imagine. All are bound together by their search for connection—and by a futuristic traveler on a mysterious mission through space.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA novel about our deep interconnectedness, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHomebound\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a clear-eyed, hopeful adventure into humanity’s future and capacity for love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note that if you purchase other items at the same time as a pre-order, the items will all be sent together when the pre-ordered item is dispatched.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Portia Elan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54047964954908,"sku":null,"price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/6182\/5052\/files\/TMBSpring2026graphics-2.png?v=1776449109","url":"https:\/\/www.themysteriousbookcase.com\/en-us\/products\/homebound-indie-exclusive-edition","provider":"The Mysterious Bookcase","version":"1.0","type":"link"}