{"product_id":"the-kingdom-of-hell-is-james-machell-9781968958084","title":"The Kingdom of Hell is Inside You","description":"10 Poems. 10 Eye Shots\u003cem\u003eDon't forgive me if I hate you: there aren't \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eenough slices on the cake of clemency\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ewhen the world comes to tea.\u003c\/em\u003eAppearing for the first time in this collection, \"The Solar Powered Man Goes to Bed\" exposes the horror beneath the skin, even beyond the bone and gristle. \"Running the Mind (Emulation)\" explores the hatred a biomedical engineer feels towards his clients as he maps their brain into cyberspace. \"A Singular Death\" depicts lightspeed used for self-annihilation rather than travel and \"I Carried a Brain Under My Arm,\" the struggle for existence in a simulated universe. \"The Kingdom of Hell is Inside You,\" which lends its name to this collection, shaves closest to the present day. In the midst of a dystopian housing crisis, where privacy is expensive, its narrator offers an insidious alternative... \u003cem\u003eEyes recalibrated, receptors drunk, polyglot as single interpreter, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003enobody leaves and the sky falls lovingly.\u003c\/em\u003e \"James Machell's first poetry collection explores transhumanist concerns with a light, precise touch and a genuine feel for language. This is free verse with a formal elegance, displaying the universe in a grain of sand and hell in an algorithm.\"-Kyla Ward, Aurealis Award Winner\"Essential reading for any cyberpunk fan.\"-Casey Aimer, Radon Journal - Editor-in-Chief  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Machell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1968958088\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781968958084\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Space Cowboy Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.06d","brand":"James Machell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997926371583,"sku":"9781968958084","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-kingdom-of-hell-is-james-machell-9781968958084","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}