{"product_id":"patterns-of-power-a-i-freeman-9798300471590","title":"Patterns of Power: Wolves, Lambs, and Algorithms","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatterns of Power: Wolves, Lambs, and Algorithms\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wolf takes. The lamb pleads. The outcome is inevitable... or is it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this gripping collection of \u003cb\u003e23 speculative fiction stories\u003c\/b\u003e, power is not what it seems. From haunted wells and cursed battlegrounds to collapsing worlds and alien ruins, \u003cb\u003esystems of control bend, break, and betray\u003c\/b\u003e-but so do those who challenge them. Inspired by Aesop's \u003ci\u003eThe Wolf and the Lamb\u003c\/i\u003e, these tales weave \u003cb\u003escience fiction, fantasy, and horror\u003c\/b\u003e into a tapestry of resistance, fate, and the hidden patterns that shape our existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cb\u003edying planet\u003c\/b\u003e where hunger itself devours civilization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cb\u003ebattlefield of curses\u003c\/b\u003e, where healing may be the greatest danger\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cb\u003esong that traps souls\u003c\/b\u003e, calling them into the abyss\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cb\u003estructure buried beneath the ice\u003c\/b\u003e, pulsing with a forgotten message\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cb\u003emachine that governs lives\u003c\/b\u003e, leaving no room for escape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the ruins of distant worlds to the myths of ancient kings, \u003ci\u003ePatterns of Power\u003c\/i\u003e dares to ask: \u003cb\u003eWho decides the rules of survival? And what happens when the powerless refuse to play by them?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers who love \u003cb\u003especulative fiction that challenges authority, twists logic, and explores the eerie and unknown\u003c\/b\u003e, this collection is an invitation-to question, to defy, and to discover.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e A. I. Freeman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798300471590\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/05\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.57d","brand":"A. I. Freeman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49166703952127,"sku":"9798300471590","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/patterns-of-power-a-i-freeman-9798300471590","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}