{"product_id":"2940152085297","title":"The Impulse to Punish (a John Dee tale)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe year is 2169 and Mars has been transformed into a world not unlike rural America. Small towns. Farms. Churches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. John Simon arrives from Earth, ready to take on the job of administering to the citizens of Milton Colony. Only the doctor soon discovers those who break the laws and morals of the colony are branded, quite literally, as their punishment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis the doctor cannot abide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut to change Milton Colony means not only adjusting the attitudes of the local minds and the government, but also a revelation of all the colonists' nasty little secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Impulse to Punish\" is a short story of approximately 10,000 words. This and 15 other dark fantasy and horror tales involving the John Dee character are available in the collection, Sands of Time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ty Johnston","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47113251651824,"sku":"2940152085297","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940152085297_p0.jpg?v=1764019213","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940152085297","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}