{"product_id":"hungry-bug-paperback","title":"Hungry Bug - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarlton Mellick  III\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom master of bizarro fiction Carlton Mellick III, author of the international cult hits \u003ci\u003eSatan Burger\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAdolf in Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e, comes a gritty urban fantasy unlike anything you've read before. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In a world where magic exists, spell-casting has become a serious addiction. It ruins lives, tears families apart, and eats away at the fabric of society. Those who cast too much are taken from our world, never to be heard from again. They are sent to a realm known as Hell's Bottom -- a sorcerer ghetto where everyday life is a harsh struggle for survival. Porcelain dolls crawl through the alleys like rats, arcane scientists abduct people from the streets to use in their ungodly experiments, and everyone lives in fear of the aristocratic race of spider people who prey on citizens like vampires. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Told in a series of interconnected stories reminiscent of Frank Miller's \u003ci\u003eSin City\u003c\/i\u003e and David Lapham's \u003ci\u003eStray Bullets\u003c\/i\u003e, Carlton Mellick III's \u003ci\u003eHungry Bug\u003c\/i\u003e is an urban fairy tale that focuses on the real life problems that arise within a fantastic world of magic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42111869321351,"sku":"9781621051374","price":28.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/b133e4b1887c976710c04cea0ab577c9.webp?v=1732482508","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/hungry-bug-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}