{"product_id":"2940016363516","title":"Apex: The Infection","description":"That night I changed. Like serpentine tendrils of unholy light, the meteor shower carried a sinister secret and I was infected, my humanity peeled away from my body as I was reshaped into a beast that had to devour others to survive. I had become an apex—an extraterrestrial predator.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCursed with a hunger that would never fade and struggling to maintain my humanity, I now live within the ruined confines of a city prowling with others like me. This is my tale of how it all began. The Apex Chronicles have only just begun.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis [5,800 word] short story is the prelude of the Apex Chronicles series by R.Kain, an action-adventure, sci-fi story centered on how those who have become apexes survive in the unforgiving environment they’ve been sealed inside.","brand":"R.Kain's Fantasy Stories","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47153286938864,"sku":"2940016363516","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940016363516_p0.jpg?v=1763634452","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016363516","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}