{"product_id":"9780615478104","title":"Stargazer: The Dark Instinct Series Book 1","description":"Before The Matrix Trilogy, True Blood, Twilight, Daybreakers, Morrigan's Cross, and Blade there was only \u003cb\u003eStargazer\u003c\/b\u003e-- the fountainhead of so many modern vampire and science fiction epics. \u003cp\u003eOriginally published as \u003cb\u003eThe Queen of Darkness\u003c\/b\u003e(Warner Books), the classic saga has been rebooted, revamped and rewritten in its second edition to further take its place among the greatest vampire tales ever written. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive hundred years ago the Stargazers, led by their immortal MoonQueen, sparked global nuclear war, blotted out the sun, conquered the world, and rewrote history. Now humans are cattle whose blood feeds the master race, the glorious rulers of high-tech cities. And no one calls Stargazers by their true name. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVampires. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet some impulse is stirring in the slave farms, an echo of a forgotten pride. Byron, a rebellious young Stargazer, is assigned to investigate the 'Warm One's--in other words, destroy any threat. But when a beautiful human shaman shows him unbelievable truths about his past, his origin,and his destiny, a vampire will discover that his immortal enemy is his living Goddess, The MoonQueen. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Conner creates an inexplicably touching hero both as man and monster.\"\u003cbr\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"For me, there are only two classic vampire novels: Bram Stoker's Dracula and Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire...now comes Conner's Stargazer which deserves so much of our attention for all the differences it brings into the genre.\"\u003cbr\u003eScience Fiction Chronicle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Classic vampire mythology redefined in the most exciting and original way.\u003cbr\u003eScience fiction at its finest!\"\u003cbr\u003eSamuel Benavides, award-winning writer \u0026amp; director of Mansfield Path and\u003cbr\u003ePhantom Senses\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aeon Byte Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47027284082928,"sku":"9780615478104","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780615478104_p0.jpg?v=1763597670","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780615478104","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}