{"product_id":"2940012814227","title":"The Colossus","description":"Dr. Thaddeus Quentin is a brilliant scientist in search of lost components of Babbage's Difference Engine.  To get it, he hires the help of 'Cracker' Jack Smith, a rough-and-tumble adventurer, ready to seek out any object...for a price.  Circumstances bring them together and their quest brings them to the jungles of South America, where they are faced with the steam-powered, mechanical terror known only as...  The Colossus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Colossus is a part of New York Times bestselling author Michael Stackpole's Chain Story.  The Chain Story is a series of fiction from accomplished writers tied together by the common frame of The Wanderers' Club.  This story appeared as the 19th tale in the chain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Bryan Young's writing:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Young's style is terse and crisp. He writes in a way that compels you to keep flipping pages as you delve deeper and deeper\" --Huffington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Young’s writing is direct and keeps a quick pace....funny, smart and thought provoking...\" --[insertgeekhere]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The highest praise one can give is to say that it inspired me...\" --Austin Post","brand":"ShineBox Digital Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47081678209264,"sku":"2940012814227","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012814227_p0.jpg?v=1763572947","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012814227","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}