{"product_id":"the-truth-of-carcosa-9781454962625","title":"The Truth of Carcosa","description":"\u003cb\u003eEvil books, shadowy corporations, and interdimensional monster collide in this dark, masterful tribute to Robert Chamber's cult classic, \u003ci\u003eThe King in Yellow\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1984, exiled author Salvatore Archimboldi accepts the help of a psychotherapist to write his new book. He hopes to transform his traumatic memories into literary genius. But the resulting book, \u003ci\u003eThe Truth of Carcosa\u003c\/i\u003e, is pure evil. Horrified, Archimboldi suppresses the book and wills all traces of it, his correspondence, and any copies to be destroyed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Long after Archimboldi's death, in a chaotic age of resurgent nationalism and violence, one of the only havens for his work is the ALI, the Archive for Literary Investment, where a biographer and his protégée search through Archimboldi's correspondence for clues on the evil manuscript as they attempt to stop unscrupulous firms with their own plans for the manuscript. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Told from the perspective of a madman obsessed with \u003ci\u003eThe Truth of Carcosa\u003c\/i\u003e and a ragtag group of friends, it becomes clear that this book is more than a book--and that it might be the answer to a bewildering set of questions: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Why is the Archive so desperate to preserve Archimboldi's work? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Why do so many corporations seem hellbent on seizing any scrap of this mysterious manuscript--and at whatever cost? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What are the strange, dancing monsters that appear wherever Archimboldi's work is discovered? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And who--or what--is the Yellow King?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Union Square \u0026amp; Co.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781454962625\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.75w x 1.05d","brand":"Jacob Rollinson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52034447802549,"sku":"9781454962625","price":24.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_81b0af14-4a0b-47b5-a147-a7b4c255538d.jpg?v=1763594309","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-truth-of-carcosa-9781454962625","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}