{"product_id":"the-writing-in-the-stone-9781911487203","title":"The Writing in the Stone","description":"The landscape of this dark and powerful story is the ancient world of Assyria some 3000 years ago, a time when writing was in the world's oldest script, cuneiform, and the domination of unseen forces firmly in the hands of the state's leading Exorcist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the capital, Nineveh, resides a deep and complex man, the power behind the King of the World. Faced with unforeseen disaster that threatens his authority, he emerges as a psychopathic killer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe author uses his familiarity with ancient writings preserved in the world's museums to recreate a vanished world in which those who step from the shadows in ruthless violence to pursue ultimate control show themselves at the same time to be disconcertingly human. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe tight prose and graphic illustrations make this a gripping and unusual tale not of this world, but at the same time weirdly familiar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Medina Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781911487203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Irving Finkel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43084253593781,"sku":"9781911487203","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_dc4ac08c-4fb0-4624-a3da-d12e6efd3849.jpg?v=1692113118","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-writing-in-the-stone-9781911487203","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}