{"product_id":"a-rope-of-thorns-9781504063906","title":"A Rope of Thorns","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe second book in the \"top-notch horror-fantasy saga,\" following \u003ci\u003eA Book of Tongues\u003c\/i\u003e, is \"a spectacular blend of Aztec religion and Western gunslinging (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Welcome to Hex City. Population: magicians. Thanks to hexslinger \"Reverend\" Asher Rook, sorcerers now have a sanctuary where they can live and work in peace. But a storm is coming--a tempest known as Chess Pargeter.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Infuriated by his former lover Rook's betrayal and sacrificed in the name of the Mayan goddess who is Rook's current consort, Chess leaves a trail of death and destruction in his wake. Caught up in Chess's crusade is Pinkerton-agent-turned-outlaw Ed Morrow and a young woman spiritualist. But there are more than Chess's own demons to be reckoned with, including a resurrected lawman with a bone to pick--and a final judgment to deliver . . .\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Paints a stark, vivid, and gory picture of the 'wild west' in the years following the Civil War . . . Files's latest is not for the squeamish but should delight fans of gothic Western fantasy and Central American myths.\" --\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Files' prose remains a delight to read, the cadence of her sentences captures the wild west setting perfectly, and the images she paints are a fascinating mix of frontier practicality and magic bred surrealism.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Turned Brain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eA Book of Tongues\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Boundary-busting horror-fantasy . . . This promising debut fully delivers both sizzling passions and dark chills.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Ridiculously vivid . . . A magic-riddled, horror-strewn West with hexes running around wrecking reality and a spectrum of queer characters.\" --Tor.com\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Truly one-of-a-kind: violent, carnal and creepy.\" --\u003ci\u003eFangoria\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Media Science \u0026amp; Fantasy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781504063906\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d","brand":"Gemma Files","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36655201353884,"sku":"9781504063906","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_9c7db424-8658-4fc7-8bf6-06de0b0c951e.jpg?v=1603884977","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-rope-of-thorns-9781504063906","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}