{"product_id":"the-first-wearer-brinda-phokeerdass-9798235978379","title":"The First Wearer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe First Wearer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore there were people, there was something that learned to wear them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, it has found Alex Mercer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt first, the changes feel like progress-cleaner habits, calmer thoughts, a life falling seamlessly into place. But beneath the surface, something ancient is learning him piece by piece, smoothing away every flaw until only perfection remains.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd perfection, Alex begins to understand, is a kind of death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the presence inside him grows stronger, a fractured remnant of who he used to be fights back-messy, emotional, and dangerously human. Together, they uncover the truth: humanity is not being destroyed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's being refined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne mind at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd something in the dark is very, very hungry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brinda Phokeerdass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798235978379\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Keshav Kumar Phokeerdass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.58d","brand":"Brinda Phokeerdass","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665686991103,"sku":"9798235978379","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-first-wearer-brinda-phokeerdass-9798235978379","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}