{"product_id":"9780954503628","title":"Storm Constantine's Wraeththu Mythos 'Breeding Discontent'","description":"A dark tale set in Megalithica, \u003ci\u003eBreeding Discontent\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of   Lisia, a hostling in a secret Varrish breeding facility, forced to make   pearls - new life - on demand by the military.\u003cp\u003e    The Gelaming general, Ashmael Aldebaran, and a unit of his troops are on   duty in Megalithica, when they uncover the hidden facility, which has been   abandoned by its administrators. Only a group of struggling survivors   remain: former hostling Lisia and nearly two hundred harlings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Lisia, suspicious of the Gelaming, fears the possibility of death or   imprisonment, or at the very least eviction from his home. Will Ashmael   follow orders to the letter and tear this community apart, or will he show   mercy to the living products of the facility? And how will Lisia and his   charges react to those who have come to liberate them, when liberation   feels like conquest?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    The past and the present begin to overlap, as Lisia's chilling history is   told through the pages of his diary and he struggles to fight for his   future, and the welfare of those in his care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    About the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Wendy Darling\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Wendy Darling wears many hats -- web designer\/goddess, editor, community   activist, stylin' clothes hound, writer, and more.    As a web designer, Wendy has designed and maintained web sites for   institutions, small businesses, non-profit organizations. Currently Wendy   works four days a week at a university, one day a week at a non-profit   neighborhood development agency, and seven days a week for her part-time   consulting company Metro Girl. In 2001, Wendy launched Inception an   entirely web-based Storm Constantine fan site, featuring essays, reviews,   artwork and poetry on a quarterly schedule.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Other hobbies include LiveJournal, reading, editing, mass transit activism,   collecting obscure reference books, and chocolate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Bridgete Parker\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    According to family members, Bridgette Morvant Parker was telling stories   even as a toddler. And her love for all things spooky and supernatural was   evident even at that tender age. (Adult listeners were generously   forewarned, \"Now this is the scary part.\") Infamous for scaring other kids   with her tales, it was little surprise that her childhood career goals   progressed as follows: witch, writer, social worker, newspaper reporter.   Ever adaptable, Bridgette has successfully tried her hand at each career   (well still working on the witchcraft).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Bridgette's other hobbies include online amateur writing communities,   exercise at home, Live Journal, reading, simple crafts, and -- given the   opportunity -- telling scary stories.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Immanion Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47013291622640,"sku":"9780954503628","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780954503628_p0.jpg?v=1763872999","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780954503628","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}