{"product_id":"2940169222968","title":"Barricade","description":"\u003cp\u003eKenstibec was genetically engineered to build a new world, but the apocalypse forced a career change. These days he drives a taxi instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fast-paced, droll and disturbing novel, Barricade is a savage road trip across the dystopian landscape of post-apocalypse Britain; narrated by the cold-blooded yet magnetic antihero, Kenstibec. Kenstibec is a member of the \"Ficial\" race, a breed of merciless super-humans. Their war on humanity has left Britain a wasteland, where Ficials hide in barricaded cities, besieged by tribes of human survivors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally optimised for construction, Kenstibec earns his keep as a taxi driver, running any Ficial who will pay from one surrounded city to another. The trips are always eventful, but this will be his toughest yet. His fare is a narcissistic journalist who's touchy about her luggage. His human guide is constantly plotting to kill him. And that's just the start of his troubles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn his journey he encounters 10-foot killer rats, a mutant king with a TV fixation, a drug-crazed army, and even the creator of the Ficial race. He also finds time to uncover a terrible plot to destroy his species for goodamp;mdash;and humanity, too.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Octopus Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47114417766640,"sku":"2940169222968","price":33.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169222968_p0.jpg?v=1763675454","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169222968","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}