{"product_id":"the-darker-mask-gary-phillips-9780765318510","title":"The Darker Mask","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWildly fantastic superhero stories by a cross section of today's cutting-edge urban fantasy and crime writers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExpanding on the concept behind Byron Preiss's \u003ci\u003eWeird Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e from the 1970s, George R. R. Martin's \u003ci\u003eWild Card\u003c\/i\u003e series, and Michael Chabon's \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Darker Mask\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of original prose stories recalling the derring-do of the beings we call Superheroes and the worlds they fight to save. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut unique to \u003ci\u003eThe Darker Mask\u003c\/i\u003e stories is that these plots and characters color a literary universe outside of what has been predominantly white, idiosyncratic, and male in previous homages to pulp. This is the stuff of urban legends, new mythos, and extraordinary folks who might live in a soon-to-be-gentrified ghetto, the dreary rust-belt of the city, or in another dimension. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Darker Mask\u003c\/i\u003e offers an eclectic mix of popular fiction writers exploring worlds gritty, visceral, and fantastic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncludes contributions from L. A. Banks, Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due, Lorenzo Carcaterra, Christopher Chambers, Reed Farrel Coleman, Michael A. Gonzales, Gar Anthony Haywood, Naomi Hirahara, Mat Johnson, Victor LaValle, Walter Mosley, Ann Nocenti, Gary Phillips, Jerry A. Rodrigues, Alexandra Sokoloff, Peter Spiegelman, Wayne L. Wilson, and Doselle Young.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Phillips Gary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0765318512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780765318510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.26w x 0.99d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/16\/2008 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2008 pg. 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2008 pg. 59","brand":"Phillips Gary","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925977104639,"sku":"9780765318510","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_c7e01295-2f2e-4d63-ab48-0d27fd711e9c.jpg?v=1681080468","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-darker-mask-gary-phillips-9780765318510","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}