{"product_id":"where-black-stars-rise-9781250750174","title":"Where Black Stars Rise","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhere Black Stars Rise \u003c\/i\u003eboldly pushes the limits of what a comic can do. ...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's a gorgeous work. I loved it. \u003c\/b\u003e--Trung Le Nguyen, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Magic Fish\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNadia Shammas and Marie Enger's \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhere Black Stars Rise \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis an eldritch horror graphic novel that explores mental illness and diaspora, set in modern-day Brooklyn.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDr. Amal Robardin, a Lebanese immigrant and a therapist in training, finds herself out of her depth when her first client, Yasmin, a schizophrenic, is visited by a nightly malevolent presence that seems all too real. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYasmin becomes obsessed with Robert Chambers' classic horror story collection \u003ci\u003eThe King in Yellow\u003c\/i\u003e. Messages she finds in the book lead Yasmin to disappear, seeking answers she can't find in therapy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmal attempts to retrace her patient's last steps--and accidentally slips through dimensions, ending up in Carcosa, realm of the King in Yellow. Determined to find her way out, Amal enlists the help of a mysterious guide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCan Amal save Yasmin? Or are they both trapped forever? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Strange is the night where black stars rise, and strange moons circle through the skies. But stranger still is lost Carcosa...\" --From \u003ci\u003eThe King in Yellow\u003c\/i\u003e by Robert W. Chambers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tor Nightfire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/18\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250750174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128","brand":"Nadia Shammas, Marie Enger","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42342808158389,"sku":"9781250750174","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_3ae0fe9b-db39-4705-a71b-9e1c4c245f2b.jpg?v=1661263931","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/where-black-stars-rise-9781250750174","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}