{"product_id":"9781926851723","title":"Bullettime","description":"\u003cb\u003e“Think \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRun Lola Run \u003c\/i\u003eby way of the Columbine massacre . . . a noir steeped in teenage misery and revenge” from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eI Am Providence \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e(Backlisted).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Holbrook exists everywhere and nowhere . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e David Holbrook is a scrawny kid, the victim of bullies, and the neglected son of insane parents.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e David Holbrook is the Kallis Episkopos, a vicious murderer turned imprisoned leader of a death cult dedicated to Eris, the Hellenic goddess of discord.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e David Holbrook never killed anyone, and lives a lonely and luckless existence with his aging mother in a tumbledown New Jersey town.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Caught between finger and trigger, David is given three chances to decide his fate as he is compelled to live and relive all his potential existences, guided only by the dark wisdom found in a bottle of cough syrup.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e From the author of the instant cult classic \u003ci\u003eMove Under Ground \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a fantasy of blood, lust, destiny, school shootings, and the chance to change your future.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Nick Mamatas’s work is often so relevant and timely as to border on the prophetic, and his fourth solo novel is no exception. It may also be his most accessible book to date, which is all the more impressive when you consider its non-linear, unique structure, and the Gus Van Sant-sized elephant in the classroom—\u003ci\u003eBullettime \u003c\/i\u003ecenters around a miserable teenager shooting up his high school.” —\u003ci\u003eStrange Horizons\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Mamatas’s strong voice shines . . .” —\u003ci\u003eSF Signal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Complex, ambitious . . . readers willing to venture off the beaten path will be intrigued by Dave’s sometimes pathetic and sometimes oddly endearing life stories.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"ChiZine Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151533916400,"sku":"9781926851723","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781926851723_p0.jpg?v=1763635347","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781926851723","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}