{"product_id":"9780998724317","title":"A Fool's Journey: Book I, The Magician","description":"Benjamin Porter is a fifteen-year-old living on a cul-de-sac in a quiet suburban neighborhood who is intrigued by the pageantry of a motorcycle gang across the street.\u003cp\u003eBut his fascination and naivety of the Company's world could be the death of him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his freshman year, Benjamin seizes the opportunity to befriend one of the Company’s junior members, Craig Marse, and he rashly embraces the destructive, illegal, and dangerous lifestyle as Craig’s student.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBen quickly becomes enmeshed in the world of drugs and violence, deftly navigating the intrigues of this volatile subculture. As he builds his reputation, he begins to embrace his notoriety—so much so that the essence, the true character, of Benjamin Porter is at risk of being permanently altered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A Fool’s Journey\" is a postmodern bildungsroman in a 21-part series of novelettes inspired by the twenty-one Major Arcana of the Tarot. Follow Benjamin Porter, from 15 to 28 (1975 to 1988), in the first seven novelettes—and the first part of the trilogy—where he explores the sensual, physical facets of contemporary American life. \"The Magician\" is the first in the series, and Ben’s first lesson is about the use—or misuse—of power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso, could you please change ABOUT THE AUTHOR text to:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Pannebecker is an author of literary fiction and the founder of the St. Louis Indie Book Fair, an annual event created to foster authors of fiction and nonfiction. He started out as a filmmaker but soon fell in love with the creative writing process and shifted his focus on producing and directing films to that of writing screenplays, which then led to writing in other narrative forms. Mark writes screenplays, stage plays, novels, novellas, short stories, and is currently writing a series of novelettes--he's big on letting the story (function) dictate form. Mark published a collection of poetry titled Motorcycle Boy Lives and a collection of short stories titled Godsfood (both BookLocker, 2015). His first novel Fraternity of Fractures (AuthorHouse, 2016) was written originally as a screenplay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark is always processing storylines for new work. The idea that's moved to the front of the line--insisting, really, for years to be written--is A Fool’s Journey, a 21-part series of novelettes inspired by the Major Arcana of the Tarot. Each of the twenty-one parts will launch as eBook only, starting in 2017 with Book I, The Magician. He hopes you enjoy A Fool's Journey, a postmodern bildungsroman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease reach out to him at contact@markpannebecker.com and visit his website: markpannebecker.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mark Pannebecker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47127851532528,"sku":"9780998724317","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780998724317_p0.jpg?v=1763959344","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780998724317","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}