{"product_id":"9781465316943","title":"VAMPIRES OF THE FUTURE AND THE PLANET OF BONDAGE: EPISODE ONE:DEMONS OF THE SUN","description":"It was once believed that the Earth was the center of the Universe. \u003cbr\u003e In time, it was proven that our World is but one grain of sand upon an eternal shore.\u003cbr\u003e It was once believed that there was but one Universe in all existence.\u003cbr\u003e In time, it was proven that our Universe is but one volume of many, upon but one of an entire library of shelves.\u003cbr\u003e It was once believed that Humanity existed upon a single World.\u003cbr\u003e In time, it was proven that the numbers of planets inhabited by Humans are countless.\u003cbr\u003e It was once believed that the Vampire was a myth, conjured up from the darkest shadows of the Human imagination.\u003cbr\u003e In time, it was proven that the Nosferatu is a very real creature, and a very real threat.\u003cbr\u003e Welcome to the Wreath Galaxy of Parallel Universe 2264.\u003cbr\u003e Hidden deep within the shimmering clusters of Suns is the Planet of 100 Continents.\u003cbr\u003e Here, turning on its mighty axis is a World so large, it literally contains eight hemispheres, and nights are a decade long.\u003cbr\u003e Upon this celestial colossus, two superpowers battle for supremacy over the Future: the Vampires, which rule the Realm of Night, and the Zeanotists, the fanatical Sun-worshipping Mega-theocracy which rules the Realm of Day.  \u003cbr\u003e  In Episode One, the planet continues to turn on its mammoth axis, and dawn approaches the Realm of the Zeanotists, ending another decade of constant night.\u003cbr\u003e The ultra-masochistic Vampire-Witch, assassin and saboteur extraordinaire, Vespertilia, has accepted a covert mission, in an attempt to impress her mysterious, hidden contact, the ever-elusive ICONOCLAST, to hamstring a plot concocted by a confederacy of Zeanotist conspirators.\u003cbr\u003e It is a lucrative venture, earning her a valuable booty of the tasty blood of over one hundred slaves as payment.\u003cbr\u003e It is also an elaborate trap, the likes of which will take the Immortal anti-heroine to a level of torment that will test the limits of her physical, psychological and supernatural endurance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Welcome to a realm of dominance and submission, of sadistic force and masochistic surrender, and of predators and prey. Welcome to a dominion where blessings are sometimes found in the depths of shadows, and where curses can be delivered upon the rays of the Sun.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Welcome to a planet that is home to bloodthirsty monsters, ruthless Humans, wondrous aliens, fantastic robots, political intrigue, religious treachery, miraculous technology and devastating sex.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Here is the World known to Humans as Centum, to Vampires as Coagulus, and to a vast majority of tormented Souls as the Planet of Bondage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Xlibris Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129597378800,"sku":"9781465316943","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781465316943_p0.jpg?v=1763683083","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781465316943","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}