{"product_id":"9780985976125","title":"Famine: Book One of The Apocalyptics","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe fate of every soul rests upon his shoulders. His fate rests in the hands of a troubled, young girl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's 1895 - the cusp of the Victorian and Edwardian eras - and Bartholomew Pelletier is a gentleman and a warrior. For fifteen centuries he's endured the depraved appetite of Famine - one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - as she's consumed his strength and sought to unite with her fellow Horsemen. But now Bartholomew's chance to imprison her has appeared...in the form of his young ward Matilde.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChosen to wield the immeasurable power of the Catcher - the one entity that can capture the escaped Horsemen - Matilde is a distrustful child from an abusive and impoverished home. She must be hidden from Famine as she grows strong, learns to fight, and reaches adulthood. But Bartholomew faces a terrible act: For Matilde to become the immortal Catcher, he must gain her trust, and then he must end her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy any means necessary, Bartholomew intends to conquer this enemy, but is he willing to sacrifice the one person he loves in order to save mankind?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFAMINE is the first novel in a four-book, historical fantasy series. It contains graphic violence, strong language, and sexual content and is intended for mature readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stalking Fiction","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50091025924336,"sku":"9780985976125","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780985976125","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}