{"product_id":"alien-nation-paperback","title":"Alien Nation - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRaymond King\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Clockwork Orange meets Blade Runner in this visceral dystopian thriller, where a meek android must infiltrate a society that worships sadism-or be erased.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the Utopia of Anthem, everyone wants to be a psychopath.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor eighteen-year-old Jason Freeman, that dream has always seemed out of reach. A service android doesn't dream of murder-he is made to serve. Even after years of therapy to \"cure\" his meekness, Jason remains awkward, compassionate, and ultimately defective. When he learns he's to be replaced by a soulless avatar, relief washes over him. But knowing his replacement will erase even his faint humanity leaves him seething with dread.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrince Marcus Kane, future apex predator, was raised to despise deviants like Jason. But beneath his polished veneer lies a bitter truth: Marcus has never embraced the ruthless violence his father, the All-Father, demands. A romantic at heart, Marcus despises his family's brutality almost as much as the complicity he feels. After being forced to commit a heinous act, he begins to fantasize about burning down his own kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen, the All-Father grants Jason a special pardon. To win back his right to exist, Jason must infiltrate Anthem's elite-a pantheon of smiling tyrants where murder is the ultimate currency. Meanwhile, among the deviants who refuse to become psychopaths, whispers spread of strange abilities gained at a deadly cost-powers that defy Anthem's control and threaten its foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Jason's mission unravels, as Anthem descends into civil war, Marcus must confront the monster within. For when psychopaths smell blood, no one-not even their chosen son-will be spared.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 372\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 25, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42403199647879,"sku":"9798218362980","price":27.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/73660a67ebb9b82ecc84b5319249b37a.webp?v=1741420813","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/alien-nation-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}