{"product_id":"pocket-universe-joseph-santiago-9798241816337","title":"Pocket Universe: Great Game - Terms Apply","description":"You didn't buy this book. You picked up a Node.\u003cbr\u003eInside are pocket universes, quick tales that open like doors. Each one drops you into a different room with different lighting, different stakes, different rules. A wet New Orleans street where paperwork has teeth. A corridor where \"help\" wears a smile and still asks for your surrender. A conversation that turns into a test without anyone admitting it is a test. Worlds that feel separate until you realize they are all running the same engine.\u003cbr\u003eThese stories are meant to be stepped into.\u003cbr\u003eYou will recognize the moments because you have lived them. The instant you sense a hidden scorecard. The moment a gate closes politely. The second you feel yourself start to perform, apologize, shrink, over explain. In each tale, you get to stand beside the characters as they notice the pattern, name it, and make the smallest honest move that changes the whole room.\u003cbr\u003eThis is fiction, satire, and a quiet field manual disguised as entertainment. Read it straight through for the ride, or open it anywhere when you need a reset. Mark the lines that hit. Borrow a sentence. Try a move. Watch what answers.\u003cbr\u003eUse this Node like a tool, not a trophy.\u003cbr\u003eThe book closes. The Node stays.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph Santiago\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798241816337\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 598\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.21d","brand":"Joseph Santiago","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50664810479871,"sku":"9798241816337","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pocket-universe-joseph-santiago-9798241816337","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}