{"product_id":"the-gospel-of-the-rot-lewis-saline-9798299436211","title":"The Gospel of The Rot: A Story in Vignettes","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fever-script of contamination and revelation for those who find beauty in decay.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarlow's orders are simple: guide a convoy upriver along the Styx, reach the outpost, bring Kurtz home. But upriver, purity is a weapon, rot is sacrosanct, and every checkpoint drags him deeper into a false gospel of bile and blossom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold in blistered vignettes, \u003ci\u003eThe Gospel of the Rot\u003c\/i\u003e reimagines \u003cb\u003eJoseph Conrad's \u003ci\u003eHeart of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e as a post-collapse scripture-part contagion myth, part industrial liturgy, part body horror revelation. Corporate enforcers patrol the water. Bazaar stalls breathe spores and hymns. And at the journey's end, Kurtz awaits-not to be rescued, but to preach surrender to the new biology overtaking them all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor readers of Jeff VanderMeer, Brian Evenson, and Octavia Butler, Lewis Saline offers a vision where infection is grace, decay is truth, and the heart of darkness blooms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for readers who: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelish fragmented, atmospheric narratives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnjoy moral inversion and speculative scripture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSee beauty in the grotesque and the sacred in the profane\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lewis Saline\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798299436211\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.11d","brand":"Lewis Saline","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49170273829119,"sku":"9798299436211","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-gospel-of-the-rot-lewis-saline-9798299436211","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}