{"product_id":"9780803218963","title":"Prisoner of the Vampires of Mars","description":"\u003cp\u003eRobert Darvel, a young and penniless French engineer at the turn of the twentieth century, is an amateur astronomer obsessed with the planet Mars. Transported by a combination of science and psychic powers to Mars, Robert must navigate the dangers of the Red Planet while trying to return to his fiancée on Earth. Through his travels, we discover that Mars can not only support life but is also home to three different types of vampires. This riveting combination of science fiction and the adventure story provides a vivid depiction of an imagined Mars and its strange, unearthly creatures who might be closer to earthly humans than we would care to believe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in French as two separate volumes, translated as \u003ci\u003eThe Prisoner of the Planet Mars\u003c\/i\u003e (1908) and \u003ci\u003eThe War of the Vampires\u003c\/i\u003e (1909), this vintage work is available to English-language audiences unabridged for the first time and masterfully translated by David Beus and Brian Evenson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UNP - Bison Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47021332300016,"sku":"9780803218963","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780803218963_p0.jpg?v=1763666352","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780803218963","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}