Skip to product information
1 of 1

Goldsboro Books

9780670870158

The Tesseract

The Tesseract

by Alex Garland

Publisher Viking

Genre: General Fiction

Released:

  • Signed by the Author
  • UK First Edition
  • First Printing
  • Hardcover


Regular price £65.00
Regular price Sale price £65.00
Sale Sold out
Rendering loop-subscriptions
Rendering loop-subscriptions

Available from:

Limited Edition Copies

View full details
  • Professionally Packed

    All of our books that have a dust wrapper are covered in clear protective, removable film and are packed professionally in bubble wrap and a box for shipping so that they reach you in perfect condition.

  • Book Condition & Notes

    All of our books that a have dust wrapper are covered in clear protective, removable film and are packed professionally in bubble wrap and a box for shipping so that they reach you in perfect condition.

About the book

In less than an hour, Sean has a meeting with a mestizo gangster. On the other side of town, Rosa listens for her husbands car, and thirteen-year-old Vincente is watching for the man who pays money for street-kids dreams. Tonight, these disparate lives will violently collide . .

Collapsible content

About the Author

Alex Garland

Alex Garland was born in London in 1970. He is an English novelist, screenwriter, film producer and director. Garland attended the independent University College School, in Hampstead, London, and the University of Manchester, where he received a BA degree in History of Art in 1992.


His first novel, The Beach, was published in 1996 and drew on his experiences as a backpacker. The novel quickly became a cult classic. The Beach has been translated into twenty-four languages, has won a prestigious Betty Trask Award and was also adapted into a hugely successful feature film. The Tesseract, Garland's second novel, was published in 1998. This was also made into a film, starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers. In 2002, he wrote the screenplay for Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later, starring Cillian Murphy. His third novel, The Coma, was published in 2004 and was illustrated with woodcuts by his father, Nicholas Garland. In 2005, a script for a film adaptation of Halo was written by Garland. In 2007, he wrote the screenplay for the film Sunshine. Garland also served as an executive producer on 28 Weeks Later, the sequel to 28 Days Later. He is the co-writer on the video game Enslaved: Odyssey to the West for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.


He wrote the screenplay for the film Never Let Me Go, based on the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro. He also wrote the script for Dredd, an adaptation of the Judge Dredd comic book series from 2000 AD.

  • 3 Tips For Squeezing More Reading Time Into 2025

    3 Tips For Squeezing More Reading Time Into 2025

    David Headley

    Determined to read more books this year, but struggling to see where you’ll find the time? You’re certainly not alone! But worry not - our booksellers share their favourite tips...

    David Headley

    3 Tips For Squeezing More Reading Time Into 2025

    Determined to read more books this year, but struggling to see where you’ll find the time? You’re certainly not alone! But worry not - our booksellers share their favourite tips...

  • 10 Must-Read Books Released This January

    10 Must-Read Books Released This January

    David Headley

    Ready to kick off the new year with some of the most unmissable new releases of 2025?We asked our booksellers to share which titles they’re most looking forward to reading...

    David Headley

    10 Must-Read Books Released This January

    Ready to kick off the new year with some of the most unmissable new releases of 2025?We asked our booksellers to share which titles they’re most looking forward to reading...

  • Goldsboro's 2024 Bestsellers Revealed

    Goldsboro's 2024 Bestsellers Revealed

    David Headley

    2024 has been a triumphant year for book lovers, with the release of so many original tales from authors both old and new. And as the year draws to an...

    David Headley

    Goldsboro's 2024 Bestsellers Revealed

    2024 has been a triumphant year for book lovers, with the release of so many original tales from authors both old and new. And as the year draws to an...

  • 5 Supernatural Tales For The Festive Season

    5 Supernatural Tales For The Festive Season

    David Headley

    There’s a certain magic to gathering under the twinkling tree lights with a ghost story in hand. A flickering candle, a crackling fire, and a tale that sends shivers down...

    David Headley

    5 Supernatural Tales For The Festive Season

    There’s a certain magic to gathering under the twinkling tree lights with a ghost story in hand. A flickering candle, a crackling fire, and a tale that sends shivers down...

1 of 4