{"product_id":"dark-beauty-peter-cawdron-9798288019043","title":"Dark Beauty","description":"\u003ci\u003eDark Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e is a novella written as a tribute to Kurt Vonnegut's \u003ci\u003eSlaughterhouse-Five\u003c\/i\u003e. It has been written in his style, with anecdotes from his life, and like his classic work, it incorporates actual events into a fictional setting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBilly Crusader and Dakota Monroe have been kidnapped by aliens and are housed in the Arctrixmatrian extraterrestrial zoological gardens in a distant galaxy. The director of the zoo is concerned about their welfare and seeks to communicate with them through a series of visions, but these are actual historical events that unfold on Earth. The Arcs see in four dimensions. Compressing their reasoning down to a linear set of words, such as a sentence, requires considerable effort. Billy and Dakota may be held captive on the other side of the universe, but they find themselves contemplating the pivotal points of human history from the perspective of the Arcs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFIRST CONTACT is a series of stand-alone novels that explore humanity's first interaction with extraterrestrial life. This series is similar to BLACK MIRROR or THE TWILIGHT ZONE in that the series is based on a common theme rather than common characters. This allows these books to be read in any order. Technically, they're all first as they all deal with how we might initially respond to contact with aliens, exploring the social, political, religious, and scientific aspects of First Contact.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Cawdron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798288019043\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.22d","brand":"Peter Cawdron","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47072325599487,"sku":"9798288019043","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d3673587-3584-42fb-917c-0c68cc7e40b9.jpg?v=1753416469","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dark-beauty-peter-cawdron-9798288019043","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}