{"product_id":"where-black-stars-rise-paperback","title":"Where Black Stars Rise - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNadia Shammas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMarie Enger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIgnyte Award finalist for Best Comics Team! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWhere Black Stars Rise \u003c\/i\u003eboldly pushes the limits of what a comic can do. ...\u003cb\u003eIt's a gorgeous work. I loved it.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--Trung Le Nguyen, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Magic Fish\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNadia Shammas and Marie Enger's \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhere Black Stars Rise \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis an eldritch horror graphic novel that explores mental illness and diaspora, set in modern-day Brooklyn.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDr. Amal Robardin, a Lebanese immigrant and a therapist in training, finds herself out of her depth when her first client, Yasmin, a schizophrenic, is visited by a nightly malevolent presence that seems all too real. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYasmin becomes obsessed with Robert Chambers' classic horror story collection \u003ci\u003eThe King in Yellow\u003c\/i\u003e. Messages she finds in the book lead Yasmin to disappear, seeking answers she can't find in therapy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmal attempts to retrace her patient's last steps--and accidentally slips through dimensions, ending up in Carcosa, realm of the King in Yellow. Determined to find her way out, Amal enlists the help of a mysterious guide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCan Amal save Yasmin? Or are they both trapped forever? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Strange is the night where black stars rise, and strange moons circle through the skies. But stranger still is lost Carcosa...\" --From \u003ci\u003eThe King in Yellow\u003c\/i\u003e by Robert W. Chambers\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNADIA SHAMMAS is a Palestinian-American writer from Brooklyn, NY. She's best known for being the co-creator of \u003ci\u003eSquire\u003c\/i\u003e with Sara Alfageeh, as well as being the creator of \u003ci\u003eCORPUS: A Comic Anthology of Bodily Ailments\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work often focuses on identity, memory, and decolonizing genre tropes. When she's not writing, she's trying to perfect her cold brew recipe and win the love of her cats, Lilith and Dash. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMARIE ENGER is a St. Louis-based creator who spends a lot of time listening to loud music in the dark and creating weird stuff. In addition to reading \u003ci\u003eWhere Black Stars Rise\u003c\/i\u003e, you can play their dark occult western TTRPG, \u003ci\u003eCasket Land\u003c\/i\u003e, read their bootleg-of-a-bootleg, \u003ci\u003eNosferatu!\u003c\/i\u003e, or get in the eldritch zone with their super-sad comic, \u003ci\u003eThe Bones of This Place\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.29 x 9.04 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 18, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766377578784,"sku":"9781250750174","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8b57bdc4cf441b536f210816e5f224eb.webp?v=1780291519","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/where-black-stars-rise-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}