{"product_id":"discount-armageddon-9780756420055","title":"Discount Armageddon","description":"\u003cb\u003eFirst book in \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling Seanan McGuire's witty urban fantasy InCryptid series about a family of cryptozoologists who act as a buffer between humans and the magical creatures living in secret around us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The only thing more fun than an October Daye book is an InCryptid book.\" --\u003cb\u003eCharlaine Harris\u003c\/b\u003e, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of Sookie Stackhouse series \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCryptid, noun\u003c\/b\u003e Any creature whose existence has not yet been proven by science. See also \"Monster.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCrytozoologist, noun\u003c\/b\u003e Any person who thinks hunting for cryptids is a good idea. See also \"idiot.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ghoulies. Ghosties. Long-legged beasties. Things that go bump in the night... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Price family has spent generations studying the monsters of the world, working to protect them from humanity--and humanity from them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnter Verity Price. Despite being trained from birth as a cryptozoologist, she'd rather dance a tango than tangle with a demon, and is spending a year in Manhattan while she pursues her career in professional ballroom dance. Sounds pretty simple, right? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt would be, if it weren't for the talking mice, the telepathic mathematicians, the asbestos supermodels, and the trained monster-hunter sent by the Price family's old enemies, the Covenant of St. George. When a Price girl meets a Covenant boy, high stakes, high heels, and a lot of collateral damage are almost guaranteed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo complicate matters further, local cryptids are disappearing, strange lizard-men are appearing in the sewers, and someone's spreading rumors about a dragon sleeping underneath the city...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Daw Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780756420055\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Seanan McGuire","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45017809551541,"sku":"9780756420055","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_bffc5e25-639c-4dc2-93b1-3289f3946c6c.jpg?v=1736832966","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/discount-armageddon-9780756420055","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}