{"product_id":"dread-book-1","title":"Dread: Book 1","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"83\" data-end=\"100\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"83\" data-end=\"100\"\u003eDREAD: BOOK 1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"102\" data-end=\"223\"\u003eThe Old World died in the fire of revolution.\u003cbr data-start=\"147\" data-end=\"150\"\u003eThe New World was built on a rhythm.\u003cbr data-start=\"186\" data-end=\"189\"\u003eBut the Gods are tired of waiting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"225\" data-end=\"360\"\u003eSixteen years after the collapse of the Old Republic, the People's Republic of America (PRA) stands as a miracle of human organization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"362\" data-end=\"516\"\u003eIn this neohistoric era, society is defined by collective labor, high-speed vacuum rails, and a fragile utopia where every worker has a seat at the table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"518\" data-end=\"606\"\u003eBut for Jabulani \"Jab\" Larkin, the peace is a thin veil over an ancient, simmering debt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"608\" data-end=\"764\"\u003eJab is a Subject—a mortal chosen by the ancient Gods to channel Essence, a raw metaphysical force that transforms a person's inner conviction into a weapon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"766\" data-end=\"900\"\u003eWhile the PRA focuses on the labor of the present, the deities of the past are playing a game that stretches back to the dawn of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"902\" data-end=\"1163\"\u003eWhen a violent shadow from the \"Old World\" resurfaces in the quiet district of Point Crescent, Jab and a small circle of allies—including Suyana, a master of the forge with her own hidden burdens—are thrust into a conflict that defies both physics and politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1165\" data-end=\"1325\"\u003eThey aren't just fighting monsters out of myth; they are fighting to keep the soul of their new civilization from being reclaimed by the tyrants of the old one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1327\" data-end=\"1497\"\u003eIn a world where your Condensed Will is your only protection, Jab must master the lightning within before the ghosts of his lineage burn everything he has sworn to build.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1499\" data-end=\"1518\"\u003eThe hunt has begun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1520\" data-end=\"1581\"\u003eIn the neohistoric era, the revolution is only the beginning.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shelf-Made.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52709954060616,"sku":"9781257970834","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/1260\/5000\/files\/9781257970834.jpg?v=1773928510","url":"https:\/\/shelfmadebooks.com\/products\/dread-book-1","provider":"Shelf-Made.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}