{"product_id":"2940157718145","title":"Bad City","description":"This book will give you goose bumps!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDark, atmospheric, and gritty,\u003cbr\u003ethis debut novel by Matt Mayr is an\u003cbr\u003eAmazon Breakthrough Novel finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A remarkable portrait of a world gone very wrong, as chilling as prophecy.\" -- Joan Barfoot, author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMatt Mayr \"paints a grim but plausible picture of grinding poverty, endless violence and revenge.\" -- Alex Binkley, Ottawa Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe aftermath of the collapse of\u003cbr\u003ecivilization has an honoured place\u003cbr\u003ein science and speculative fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBad City\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this inventive dystopian read, the future is bleak. Eli Baxter rules South Town with an iron fist, and traitors don't live long. Idealistic and talented thief Simon is desperate to escape -- but will a new assignment from Eli hold him back?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEli Baxter is king, ruling from the thirteenth floor of his building while henchman do his bidding. Simon Gray, a talented young thief, now disillusioned with South Town, is desperate to escape with the woman he loves. As he plots their journey north, glimpses of his childhood in South India and Northern Ontario reveal the world as it once was, fueling his desire to break away. But when he's handed a new job, one that will make Eli untouchable, Simon realizes that escape - and transcendence to love and a peaceful way of life - might be harder than he thought.","brand":"EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47115269079280,"sku":"2940157718145","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940157718145_p0.jpg?v=1764101665","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940157718145","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}