{"product_id":"9781922120434","title":"The Beast Without","description":"Reylan is everything a Sydney vampire aspires to be: \u003cp\u003ewealthy, handsome and independent, carefully \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efeeding off companions plucked from the gay bars \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof Oxford Street.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen one of those companions is killed by Jorgas, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea hot-headed young werewolf prowling his streets, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReylan reluctantly puts his cherished lifestyle of blood \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand boys on hold to help a mysterious alliance of \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esupernatural beings track down the beast. It can't be \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat hard... not when Jorgas keeps coming after him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut there's more to this werewolf than a body count \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand a bad attitude. As their relationship grows deeper \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand more twisted, Reylan tastes Jorgas' blood, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ereawakening desires the vampire had thought long \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edead. And what evolves between them may be far \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emore dangerous than some rival predator in the dark...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Toowoomba, Queensland, Christian completed his MA in Creative Writing at University of Technology, Sydney, soaking up influences such as Anne Rice and Clive Barker along the way. His mostly non-fictitious scribblings have appeared in publications in Australia and Canada, including Same Same and Charlebois Post. Having lived in Brisbane, Sydney and Toronto, his off-the-page publishing career has included stints with Indigo Books and Random House. His dual passions for travel and mythology have sent him chasing legendary monsters across the globe, including vampires in New Orleans, asuras in Bangkok and theatre critics in New York. The Beast Without is his first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IP (Interactive Publications Pty Ltd)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47019564171504,"sku":"9781922120434","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781922120434_p0.jpg?v=1763632259","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781922120434","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}