{"product_id":"the-remnants-book-two-of-the-deadblast-chronicles-paperback","title":"The Remnants: Book Two of The Deadblast Chronicles - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert J. Peterson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Peterson's weirdly fascinating environment will appeal to fans of epic world building, and the generous dose of ribaldry in the story is a welcome treat.\"\u003cbr\u003e―Booklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"As vividly imagined as \u003ci\u003eDune.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Soren Bowie, writer, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Dad!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe apocalypse happened, but no one knows how. All that's left are a smattering of bizarro cities called remnants, each ruled by a grotesque potentate known as an Odd. If you wind up in hock to the Odds, they ship you to a chain-gang that stretches thousands of miles across desert, steppe, and tundra.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA good-hearted drifter named Eldridge is a longtime member of the Chain. Known as the \"Red Rook\" because of his triumph in the Xiang Tournament of 2603―a battle royale of live-action battle chess―Eldridge nevertheless wound up on the Chain because...well, he's always getting in trouble trying to help his friends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when El's best buddy Boris joins the Chain, he brings word that the Odds have declared war on their friends, each of them being held captive by a different Odd in a different remnant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEldridge and Boris escape the Chain, kicking off a breakneck tour of a psychedelic post-apocalyptic landscape that includes a wild race along a subterranean river of mud; a visit to remnant that's like a massive ant colony; and a final showdown in a skyscraper-turned-temple that's toppled along a river of lava.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Peterson has built a bleak and visceral world as vividly imagined as \u003ci\u003eDune\u003c\/i\u003e, then forced a group of optimists to survive it. Even amid a hopeless future coated in dust and self-made mutants, \u003ci\u003eThe Remnants \u003c\/i\u003eis surprisingly funny and full of optimism about the incorruptibility of the human spirit. This book makes me wish I could travel into the future, not to the point at which this apocalyptic story takes place, but to when this book is already successful and I can play tabletop RPG version of it.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Soren Bowie, writer, American Dad! \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The level of invention here is off the charts. If you like your sci-fi sautéed in postapocalyptic motor oil and infused with the aroma of \u003ci\u003eMad Max: Fury Road \u003c\/i\u003ebath salts, this is just for you. Pure fun.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Karl Mueller, writer\/director of Rebirth (Netflix Studios) and Mr. Jones (Anchor Bay Films\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 370\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 07, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749609210144,"sku":"9781955085083","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1e6e39ace6c259d52c83a69d700c2f83.webp?v=1779934811","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-remnants-book-two-of-the-deadblast-chronicles-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}