{"product_id":"9780553379310","title":"The Last Harbor","description":"\u003cp\u003eDreams can set you free — or imprison you forever....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe acclaimed author of \u003cb\u003eThe Shift\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eContraband\u003c\/b\u003e delivers a brilliant new novel set in an edgy future where nothing is more dangerous than a dream....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlocum had it all: the perfect family, the perfect home, and the perfect job with X-Corp Multimedia — a major producer of interactive virtual-reality entertainment. In a world divided between protected enclaves of luxury and blighted, decaying landscapes, the ubiquitous 3-D telecasts over the Flash hold millions in thrall with their packaged, programmed dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce Slocum helped devise those dreams, until his career at X-Corp self-destructed and with it his marriage. Now his world has shrunk to a tiny sloop berthed in the dingy harbor of a dying New England seafaring town, where the main attraction is a virtual-whaling theme park. In his solitary cabin he studies the legendary Smuggler's Bible and dreams of sailing off to a life of freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen an enormous ocean liner docks beside him in the harbor: a floating palace of glittering wealth and mystery, with a single enigmatic passenger, a woman who restlessly walks the decks as if unable to leave the ship. For Slocum — rejected by his wife and daughter, hounded by his vengeful employers, harassed by the town police, his credit cut off, his funds running out — the alluring woman soon becomes his sole hope of escape. Only by learning her terrifying secret can he free her from her gilded captivity ... and realize his own dreams — which, in a world of mass-produced fantasy, is the most forbidden pursuit of all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47009394196720,"sku":"9780553379310","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780553379310_p0.jpg?v=1763717431","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780553379310","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}