{"product_id":"bleak-history-paperback","title":"Bleak History - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Shirley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlready optioned for feature film, an original dark and gritty urban fantasy novel from acclaimed and award-winning author John Shirley! \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn near-future New York City, bounty hunter Gabriel Bleak, a man blessed and cursed with the ability to communicate with the dead, is relentlessly hunted by a clandestine government organization with mysterious links to his past. Now Bleak and the Shadow Community--a slowly growing underground group with supernatural abilities--must uncover the looming danger brought about by those at the upper echelons of power, or else risk a return to the dark ages...where an unimaginable evil awaits. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVivid, surreal, and suspenseful, \u003ci\u003eBleak History \u003c\/i\u003eis an intensely thrilling read from an author whose stories \"give off the chill of top-grade horror\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003eJohn Shirley \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of many novels, as well as collections of stories, which include \u003ci\u003eReally, Really, Really, Really, Weird Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Bram Stoker award-winning collection \u003ci\u003eBlack Butterflies\u003c\/i\u003e. Also a television and movie script writer, Shirley was co-screenwriter of \u003ci\u003eThe Crow\u003c\/i\u003e. Most recently he has adapted Edgar Allan Poe's \u003ci\u003eLigeia \u003c\/i\u003efor the screen. His authorized fan-created website is DarkEcho.com\/JohnShirley and his official blog is JohnShirley.net.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.06 x 8.22 x 5.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 18, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42731644354623,"sku":"9781416584124","price":28.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c1c5c6e7452c04bfc4424937a911128e.webp?v=1765129593","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/bleak-history-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}