{"product_id":"battery-life-9798200813339","title":"Battery Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eEqual parts Z for Zachariah and Mad Max, Gilpatrick and Lang's darkly funny debut Battery Life follows a girl from outer space and an aging junkyard scavenger who must learn to trust each other in order to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the Junkyard, a toxic wasteland where humans, machines, and everything in between fight for survival among the ruins of a long-forgotten war. This is where Diane Three-One-Seven finds herself after the arkship Cradle--the only home she's ever known--falls out of the sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a mysterious scavenger named Virgil stumbles upon Diane's escape pod, the two strike a deal (if it can be called that). Virgil's spare mechanical battle suit, nicknamed \"The Grave Walker,\" can help Diane survive the ruined atmosphere--but it could kill her if it runs out of power. And Diane's untainted blood, a precious resource in this radioactive hellscape, could keep Virgil alive long enough to finish one last mission--but at what cost?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe two will have to wait to work out their differences, however, as a new threat appears on the horizon: a masked man called the Messenger, who hopes to subdue the Junkyard with a mysterious new power. With the help of a ragtag team of misfits, Diane and Virgil may just have a chance to stop him--if they don't kill each other first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Blackstone Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798200813339","brand":"Brennan Gilpatrick, Gregory Lang","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42824657010869,"sku":"9798200813339","price":23.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_426295b4-22a0-4ed5-83c2-0f827ebfb08d.jpg?v=1680622227","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/battery-life-9798200813339","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}