{"product_id":"touched-9780802161840","title":"Touched","description":"\u003cb\u003eIntergalactic visions, deadly threats, and explosive\u003cbr\u003estandoffs between mostly good and completely evil converge in a dystopian fantasy\u003cbr\u003ethat could only be conceived by the inimitable Walter Mosley, one of the\u003cbr\u003ecountry's most beloved and acclaimed writers \u003c\/b\u003eMartin Just wakes up one morning after what feels\u003cbr\u003elike, and might actually be, a centuries-long sleep with two new innate pieces\u003cbr\u003eof knowledge: Humanity is a virus destined to destroy all existence. And he is\u003cbr\u003ethe Cure.Martin begins slipping into an alternate\u003cbr\u003econsciousness, with new physical strengths, to violently defend his family--the\u003cbr\u003eonly Black family in their neighborhood in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles-- against\u003cbr\u003epure evil. Think Octavia Butler meets Jeff VanderMeer meets Jordan Peele.\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExpansive and innovative, sexy and satirical, \u003ci\u003eTouched\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ebrilliantly imagines the ways in which human life and technological\u003cbr\u003einnovation threaten existence itself. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atlantic Monthly Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802161840\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 4.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2023 pg. 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2023 pg. 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2023 pg. 45\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Walter Mosley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43084116590773,"sku":"9780802161840","price":22.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_110959fc-26ff-431f-90fb-6c469c1fe006.jpg?v=1692110758","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/touched-9780802161840","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}