{"product_id":"9781497657328","title":"Chthon","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Nebula and Hugo Award Finalist: The first novel by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e–bestselling author of the Xanth series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChthon\u003c\/i\u003e was Piers Anthony’s first published novel in 1967, written over the course of seven years. He started it when he was in the US Army, so it has a long prison sequence that is reminiscent of that experience, being dark and grim. It features Aton Five, a space man who commits the crime of falling in love with the dangerous, alluring Minionette and is therefore condemned to death in the subterranean prison of \u003ci\u003eChthon\u003c\/i\u003e. It uses flashbacks to show how he came to know the Minionette, and flash-forwards to show how he dealt with her after his escape from prison. The author regards this as perhaps the most intricately structured novel the science fantasy genre has seen.","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47136705708272,"sku":"9781497657328","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781497657328_p0.jpg?v=1769896167","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781497657328","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}