{"product_id":"the-horror-lars-jacobson-9781506727752","title":"The Horror","description":"\u003cb\u003eTravel with Colonel Kurtz and his family as they enter the \"heart of darkness\" on a humanitarian mission for Belgian King Leopold's Congo Free State, opening a trading post in the uncharted interior of the Congo jungle to help promote free trade and abolish slavery in the region.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTravel with Colonel Kurtz and his family as they enter the \"heart of darkness\" on a humanitarian mission for Belgian King Leopold's Congo Free State, opening a trading post in the uncharted interior of the Congo jungle to help promote free trade and abolish slavery in the region. With the help of a local tribe, they establish the post, but to survive in this lawless land, they must contend with murderous slave traders, corrupt officials, psychotic explorers, cannibalistic tribes, and the most dangerous threat of all: a primordial evil dwells deep within the jungle, whose origins and mythology date back to the womb to civilization, perverting minds and corrupting souls, while preying on the worst instincts of humanity. The locals speak of this insidious malevolence in fearful whispers, calling it \"The Horror.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Horror\u003c\/i\u003e provides a prequel to Joseph Conrad's \u003ci\u003eHeart of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, exploring the origins of one of the most enigmatic characters in storytelling while examining one of the worst atrocities and humanitarian disasters ever recorded.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lars Jacobson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1506727751\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781506727752\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dark Horse Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/09\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.40h x 6.70w x 0.50d","brand":"Lars Jacobson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44321332199679,"sku":"9781506727752","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5b695933-b809-40d1-9c8e-d87470a52b6b.jpg?v=1696330347","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-horror-lars-jacobson-9781506727752","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}