{"product_id":"9780615496252","title":"Survival","description":"The year is 2209, and the hour has grown late for the human race.\u003cp\u003eFamine and disease have drastically compounded the misery of a warming planet. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith many billions scrambling after the Earth's depleted resources, a multinational agency known as The Authority has instituted a population-control policy known simply as Labor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an effort to stem the tides of procreation and instill a measure of gender equality in the birthing process, men must survive a deadly twenty-four-hour gauntlet of chaos and destruction in order to earn the privilege to become fathers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Authority regulates every aspect of the birthing process, from ensuring that male subjects abstain from alcohol and prescription drugs to delivering each man a quota of sleepless nights. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuch is the case for Bryan Norton, whose wife's due date has just fallen into testing range. Very soon, they will experience the joy of the birth of their son.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorton has endured the year-long process of qualifying for Labor. He has sacrificed his health and comfort for the chance to become a father. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the greatest test still lies ahead, and the chances are slim that he'll ever hold his son in his arms. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel Powell's new dystopic novelette \"Survival\" poses an enduring human question: How far would you go to be with your family?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing upon influences as diverse as Richard Connell's \"The Most Dangerous Game,\" Kurt Vonnegut's \"Harrison Bergeron\" and Stephen King's \u003ci\u003eThe Running Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \"Survival\" is a chilling narrative on the nature of parenthood in turbulent times.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Distillations Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47046578045168,"sku":"9780615496252","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780615496252_p0.jpg?v=1763598043","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780615496252","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}