{"product_id":"destroyer-of-light-paperback","title":"Destroyer of Light - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJennifer Marie Brissett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Matrix meets an Afro-futuristic retelling of Persephone set in a science fiction underworld of aliens, refugees, and genetic engineering in Jennifer Marie Brissett's \u003ci\u003eDestroyer of Light\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest Fiction Books of the Year 2021\u003cbr\u003eTor.com--Best of the Year 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Public Library--Nine New Sci-Fi \u0026amp; Fantasy Reads\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookriot--\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e20 Must Read Space Fantasy Books for 2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook Bub--\u003c\/i\u003eThe 24 Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of Fall 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBiblioLifestyle--\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMost Anticipated Fall 2021 Sci-fi, Fantasy \u0026amp; Horror\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHaving destroyed Earth, the alien conquerors resettle the remains of humanity on the planet of Eleusis. In the four habitable areas of the planet--Day, Dusk, Dawn, and Night--the haves and have nots, criminals and dissidents, and former alien conquerors irrevocably bind three stories: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*A violent warlord abducts a young girl from the agrarian outskirts of Dusk leaving her mother searching and grieving.\u003cbr\u003e*Genetically modified twin brothers desperately search for the lost son of a human\/alien couple in a criminal underground trafficking children for unknown purposes.\u003cbr\u003e*A young woman with inhuman powers rises through the insurgent ranks of soldiers in the borderlands of Night. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheir stories, often containing disturbing physical and sexual violence, skate across years, building to a single confrontation when the fate of all--human and alien--balances upon a knife's-edge.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJennifer Marie Brissett has been a software engineer, web developer, and the proprietor of Indigo Café \u0026amp; Books in Brooklyn. She has a Masters in Creative Writing from the Stonecoast MFA Program. Her stories can be found in Lightspeed Magazine, Motherboard\/VICE, Uncanny Magazine, and FIYAH Magazine amongst other publications. Her debut novel, Elysium (Aqueduct 2014) received the Philip K. Dick Award Special Citation and has been a finalist for the Locus Award for Best First Novel and the Tiptree Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 07, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772611952928,"sku":"9781250268631","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5f4fbb2470e90bf49f3c4ca087731cb1.webp?v=1780409508","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/destroyer-of-light-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}