{"product_id":"9781453235386","title":"The General Zapped an Angel: New Stories of Fantasy and Science Fiction","description":"\u003cb\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe General Zapped an Angel\u003c\/i\u003e was written for fun, and offers me a chance to smile at the absurdity of human existence. Therefore, these stories of fantasy and science fiction are among the most serious writing I have done.” —Howard Fast\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNearly forty years after the publication of his first story, “The Wrath of Purple,” in the science fiction magazine \u003ci\u003eAmazing Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, Howard Fast returned to the genre with a set of nine supremely entertaining tales. In this collection, a Vietnam general shoots down what appears to be an angel, a man sells his soul to the devil for a copy of the next day’s \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and a group of alien beings bestow a mouse with human thought and emotion. Fast, one of the bestselling authors of the twentieth century, skewers war hawks, oil speculators, and profit-at-all-costs capitalism, issues that are still relevant today. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Howard Fast including rare photos from the author’s estate.","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128678007024,"sku":"9781453235386","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781453235386_p0.jpg?v=1769907905","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781453235386","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}