{"product_id":"illuminations-stories-hardcover","title":"Illuminations: Stories - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlan Moore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW \u003c\/i\u003eEDITORS' CHOICE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Alan Moore-one of the most influential writers in the history of comics-\"a wonderful collection, brilliant and often moving\" (Neil Gaiman) which takes us to the fantastical underside of reality.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his first-ever short story collection, which spans forty years of work, Alan Moore presents a series of wildly different and equally unforgettable characters who discover--and in some cases even make and unmake--the various uncharted parts of existence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \"A Hypothetical Lizard,\" two concubines in a brothel of fantastical specialists fall in love with tragic ramifications. In \"Not Even Legend,\" a paranormal study group is infiltrated by one of the otherworldly beings they seek to investigate. In \"Illuminations,\" a nostalgic older man decides to visit a seaside resort from his youth and finds the past all too close at hand. And in the monumental novella \"What We Can Know About Thunderman,\" which charts the surreal and Kafkaesque history of the comics industry's major players over the last seventy-five years, Moore reveals the dark, beating heart of the superhero business. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom ghosts and otherworldly creatures to theoretical Boltzmann brains fashioning the universe at the big bang, \u003ci\u003eIlluminations\u003c\/i\u003e is exactly that--a series of bright, startling tales from a contemporary legend that reveal the full power of imagination and magic.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan Moore\u003c\/b\u003e is an English writer widely regarded as the best and most influential writer in the history of comics. His seminal works include \u003ci\u003eFrom Hell\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLost Girls\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe League of Extraordinary Gentleman\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eJerusalem\u003c\/i\u003e. He was born in Northampton, and has lived there ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.47 x 9.46 x 6.37 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42160144384135,"sku":"9781635578805","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/302516429ffb4732ae1b8f1c075f1720.webp?v=1733271925","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/illuminations-stories-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}