{"product_id":"9781581952391","title":"The Holy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThey knew us before we began to walk upright. Shamans called them guardians, mythmakers  called them tricksters, pagans called them gods, churchmen called them demons, folklorists  called them shape-shifters. They’ve obligingly taken any role we’ve assigned them,  and, while needing nothing from us, have accepted whatever we thought was their due  – love, hate, fear, worship, condemnation, neglect, oblivion. \u003cbr\u003eEven in modern times,  when their existence is doubted or denied, they continue to extend invitations to  those who would travel a different road, a road not found on any of our cultural  maps. But now, perceiving us as a threat to life itself, they issue their invitations  with a dark purpose of their own. In this dazzling metaphysical thriller, four who  put themselves in the hands of these all-but-forgotten Others venture across a sinister  American landscape hidden from normal view, finding their way to interlocking destinies  of death, terror, transcendental rapture, and shattering enlightenment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Trade Paperback edition.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Steerforth Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47133062889712,"sku":"9781581952391","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781581952391_p0.jpg?v=1763794493","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781581952391","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}