{"product_id":"a-pocketful-of-hellfire-alan-larue-9798276226484","title":"A Pocketful of Hellfire: A Ken Socrates Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eAlan LaRue\u003c\/b\u003e was a devoted reader of the \u003cb\u003eKen Socrates World News Organization\u003c\/b\u003e when he was young. Like any fan, he read all the articles and books, he knew and adored the \u003cb\u003eGonzo journalism\u003c\/b\u003e, the crazy adventures and the wild personalities. He was especially enamoured with \u003cb\u003eKen\u003c\/b\u003e himself, the wildest and most Gonzo of them all. He had even written and sent in few fan letters full of glowing praise and insight only a truly dedicated follower would appreciate. The letters included his \u003cb\u003ereturn address\u003c\/b\u003e, and a joking offer of \u003cb\u003edrinks on him\u003c\/b\u003e, someday, should Ken ever find his way to Alan's neck of the woods. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen, after the sad collapse of the \u003cb\u003eKSWNO\u003c\/b\u003e, after its founder being missing, assumed dead for years, Ken showed up at Alan's door, looking for those drinks, and his quiet life as a librarian and amateur pie baker was turned on its doughy little head. Humanity itself was under \u003cb\u003edire, imminent threa\u003c\/b\u003et and, according to Ken, only \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ethey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e could save it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWas this the start of a \u003cb\u003ebrand-new adventure\u003c\/b\u003e where Alan would finally get his chance to be part of \u003cb\u003eThe Story\u003c\/b\u003e? Or was this all just some farcical attempted reenactment of glorious times gone by, just a shadow of a distant past best left forgotten and undisturbed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOr maybe, just maybe, it was something else. Two aging men, supposedly past their prime, standing up to the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ereal \u003c\/i\u003eshadow\u003c\/b\u003e looming in front of them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd refusing to lie down before it.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoin \u003cb\u003eKen Socrates, Alan \"Crash\" LaRue\u003c\/b\u003e and a cast of \u003cb\u003eweird friends and warped enemies\u003c\/b\u003e, as they romp from \u003cb\u003eNew Hampshire to Scotland to Mongolia\u003c\/b\u003e in their furious, demented quest to keep the \u003cb\u003eHaunted Black Lighter\u003c\/b\u003e from falling into the wrong hands and starting a blaze that could plunge the entire planet into a\u003cb\u003e harrowing and hellish apocalypse\u003c\/b\u003e only they can prevent (supposedly). Is it a comedy? Is it a dramatic warning tale for all concerned citizens of the planet? Or is it a \u003cb\u003epile of rambling, self-indulgent nonsense\u003c\/b\u003e that will make you feel \u003cb\u003edirty\u003c\/b\u003e after you read it? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOr all of the above.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne thing is certain. You can't afford to \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNOT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e read it at this point. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Buy the ticket, take the ride...\" - HST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Larue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798276226484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.79d","brand":"Alan Larue","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48659693994239,"sku":"9798276226484","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-pocketful-of-hellfire-alan-larue-9798276226484","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}