{"product_id":"knight-in-paper-armor-nicholas-conley-9781948051583","title":"Knight in Paper Armor","description":"\u003cp\u003eBilly Jakobek has always been different. Born with strange and powerful psychic abilities, he has grown up in the laboratories of Thorne Century, a ruthless megacorporation that economically, socially, and politically dominates American society. Every day, Billy absorbs the emotional energies, dreams, and traumas of everyone he meets-from his grandmother's memories of the Holocaust, to the terror his sheer existence inflicts upon his captors-and he yearns to break free so that he can use his powers to help others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNatalia Gonzalez, a rebellious artist and daughter of Guatemalan immigrants, lives in Heaven's Hole, an industrial town built inside a meteor crater, where the poverty-stricken population struggles to survive the nightmarish working conditions of the local Thorne Century factory. Natalia takes care of her ailing mother, her grandmother, and her two younger brothers, and while she dreams of escape, she knows she cannot leave her family behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Billy is transferred to Heaven's Hole, his chance encounter with Natalia sends shockwaves rippling across the blighted landscape. The two outsiders are pitted against the all-powerful monopoly, while Billy experiences visions of an otherworldly figure known as the Shape, which prophesizes an apocalyptic future that could decimate the world they know.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicholas Conley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1948051583\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948051583\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Red Adept Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.97d","brand":"Nicholas Conley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874049405183,"sku":"9781948051583","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/knight-in-paper-armor-nicholas-conley-9781948051583","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}