{"product_id":"the-fractured-mask-david-york-9798232482985","title":"The Fractured Mask","description":"\u003cp\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003epsychic suspense novel\u003c\/strong\u003e in which the boundary between individual will and hive mind blurs - and only one team stands between freedom and eternal unity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a fractured obsidian mask sells at a high-profile New Orleans auction, no one realizes the depth of its danger. The buyer-an unwilling host-becomes a conduit for whispers, voices, and telepathic chains no one ever meant to break. The Circle, a secret order of psychics, must recover both halves before the mask's \u003cstrong\u003eparanormal power\u003c\/strong\u003e fuses them, triggering a psychic storm that obliterates free will.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the glittering halls of high-stakes auctions to shadowed monastic ruins, from mirror planes to the living hive beneath an island, the journey pushes the Circle further than they ever imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe artifact's influence\u003c\/strong\u003e spreads: cosmically invasive, deeply personal.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Unity cult\u003c\/strong\u003e rises as remnants of a psychic religion, desperate to reunite the halves.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCharlotte\u003c\/strong\u003e, tethered to the mask's power by her gift of mirror-walking, is forced inside to confront the Unified Voice itself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeanwhile, her team fights through illusions, mirror doubles, psychic warfare, and collapsing corridors of the \u003cstrong\u003esupernatural suspense\u003c\/strong\u003e realm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery chapter escalates stakes. Every conflict cuts closer to mind and soul. Until, in the \u003cstrong\u003eurban fantasy mystery\u003c\/strong\u003e finale, they stand at the heart of a living hive - and Charlotte must sever the final tether or risk merging into the mask as its voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis novel delivers: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003etelepathic horror and the chilling sense of shared minds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehigh-tension psychic battles with real consequences\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea haunting villain who voices the deepest fears of union\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eand a conclusion that leaves the mask inert, the hive sealed, and free will restored - albeit at a cost\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDare to walk into the mirror. Let the mask speak once - and then fight back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David York\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798232482985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e David York\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.57d","brand":"David York","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50664512422143,"sku":"9798232482985","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-fractured-mask-david-york-9798232482985","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}