{"product_id":"2940014896375","title":"A Bid For Fortune","description":"Guy Boothby, Author is indeed deserving of greater recognition in this, the Twenty-First Century. His prose, while not immaculate [some clauses end in prepositions!], is nonetheless just the thing for a summer afternoon on the terrace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis, the first in the Dr. Nikola series, gives a foretaste of the adventures yet to come, but begs the question -- what does Nikola WANT?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHEAVILYdosed with a romantic subplot, this story is quite typical for this A.C.Doyle contemporary. Doyle always regretted that his \"historical\" works were less popular than the Holmes canon and the reader can definitely see the author groping for mass-market popularity.\u003cbr\u003eThis said, Nikola has indeed entered the \"Wold Newton\" universe as a super-villain, and his heroes ought to do likewise.","brand":"Dons Ebooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47083994775792,"sku":"2940014896375","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014896375_p0.jpg?v=1763617168","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014896375","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}