{"product_id":"the-arc-of-annihilation-9798234113344","title":"The Arc of Annihilation","description":"\u003cp\u003eThey might have picked the wrong messenger...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1969, Gable Fugue lives by one simple code: Do not rock the boat. By day, he manages a local grocery store. By night, he hides in his garage from the turbulent times and his hippie stepdaughter, writing horror stories. But his anonymous, stay-out-of-the-way lifestyle shatters when he begins receiving what appear to be cryptic, otherworldly transmissions about the end of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Gable turns these interstellar warnings into a short story, he accidentally sparks a firestorm. His story grabs the attention of not only a fringe sci-fi magazine but also the U.S. government. Suddenly, this mild-mannered hobbyist writer is caught in a web of Cold War paranoia, suburban rot, and psychedelic madness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Gable's reality fractures, he faces the ultimate cosmic joke. He, who does not wish to rock the boat, might be the only one who can save humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Arc of Annihilation is a darkly comic exploration of failed men, failing systems, and the absurd burden of delivering a dire message when no one's listening.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Brad Logan is the writer of Halloween Ends, Manglehorn, and Hallelujah!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Brad Logan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798234113344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.81d","brand":"Paul Brad Logan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53514352296117,"sku":"9798234113344","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9798234113344.jpg?v=1791903763","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-arc-of-annihilation-9798234113344","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}