{"product_id":"luda-9780593355305","title":"Luda","description":"\u003cb\u003eA drag queen initiates her protégée into the magical arts in this phantasmagoric epic, the first novel from the legendary comics writer and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Grant Morrison is a modern mythmaker.\"--Alex Segura, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSecret Identity \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLuci LaBang is a star: For decades this flamboyant drag artist has cast a spell over screen and stage. Now she's the leading lady in a smash hit musical. But as time takes its toll, Luci fears her star is beginning to dim. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Luci's co-star meets with a mysterious accident, a new ingenue shimmers onto the scene: Luda, whose fantastical beauty and sinister charm infatuate Luci immediately . . . and who bears a striking resemblance to Luci herself at a much younger age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLuda begs Luci to share the secrets of her stardom and to reveal the hidden tricks of her trade. For Luci LaBang is a mistress of the Glamour, a mysterious discipline that draws on sex, drugs, and the occult for its trancelike, transformative effects. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut as Luci tutors her young protégée, their fellow actors and crew members begin meeting with untimely ends. Now Luci wonders if Luda has mastered the Glamour all too well . . . and exploited it to achieve her dark ambitions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat follows is an intoxicating descent into the demimonde of Gasglow, a fantastical city of dreams, and into the nightmarish heart of Luda herself: a femme fatale, a phenomenon, a monster, and, perhaps, the brightest star of them all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Del Rey Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593355305\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/11\/2022\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Grant Morrison","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42277307875509,"sku":"9780593355305","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_dcbb0585-22b0-4443-96f6-c96e59e93b8a.jpg?v=1657597275","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/luda-9780593355305","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}