{"product_id":"9781501141409","title":"The Stringer","description":"Learn the Words. Get the blood. Rule the world. A stand-alone short story in the Ustari Cycle.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMost people never learn what a Stringer is—and their lives are better for it. Lem, however, gets to learn about them \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e possession by alien intelligences the hard way. A must-read in the gritty supernatural series that includes \u003ci\u003eWe Are Not Good People \u003c\/i\u003efrom the \"exhilarating, powerful, and entertaining\" (\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e) storyteller of the Avery Cates series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor blood mages, the twenty-first century means hiding in the shadows, keeping society unaware of their incredible powers. The power-hungry sort plot quietly to manufacture tragedies bloody enough to give them the gas they need to cast something monumental. Lem and Mags, down-and-out bosom buddies to the end, try to be good, bleeding nobody but themselves, skating by on small Cantrips, cons, and charms.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e So when the siren song of easy money comes their way in the form of helping out a friend, clearly no good will come of it. Blood mages are not good people. And neither are Stringers—alien intelligences that can take over a body and run it ragged. Stringers: they aren’t subtle, aren’t content to skulk in the shadows, and aren’t a houseguest anyone wants. Lem is about to learn what a possession hangover feels like—\u003ci\u003eif\u003c\/i\u003e Mags and his more tentative allies can figure out how to stop the demon without killing him.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This ebook also contains an excerpt of \u003ci\u003eWe Are Not Good People\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Pocket Star","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47163016315120,"sku":"9781501141409","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781501141409_p0.jpg?v=1763707335","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781501141409","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}