{"product_id":"brokeula-9781968043094","title":"Brokeula","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA broke vampire's last ditch effort to escape the blood sucking monster of capitalism through an ill-conceived multi-level marketing scheme.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Sugre has never been this broke before in his centuries of living. Down and out, he's had a terrible string of luck investing in companies crippled by fraud and always late to the next crypto-fad. He spends most of his time in his coffin, too broke to go out in public.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the video game industry reaches record-breaking heights, Sugre tries his luck one more time with his own game studio. When he encounters a game developer and self-professed fan of vampire lore named Lauren, Sugre becomes hopeful that his luck might finally be on the up-and-up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the market is rocky, and nothing is as stable as \"un-death.\" Sugre learns the hard way that a dollar is worth more than a drop of blood. Trading immortality for cash, Sugre and Lauren create a--not entirely legal--business of turning humans into vampires for a fee. The business expands, but Vampire Nation has to protect their own investments, and Sugre learns the hard truth of the system he can't escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Clash Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781968043094\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120","brand":"Michael J. Seidlinger","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52507630043317,"sku":"9781968043094","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c50ef07a-105f-4417-a3a0-d3eaf2b713ea.jpg?v=1778566238","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/brokeula-9781968043094","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}