{"product_id":"the-ration-line-matthew-petchinsky-9798295803628","title":"The Ration Line","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a starving city where order is the last illusion of survival, the ration line stretches farther than anyone can measure-and no one remembers where it truly begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnya Voss joins the queue after hearing her missing son was last seen near Distribution Sector Three. But the longer she waits, the more she realizes the line is not a system of aid-it is a machine of control. Ruled by silent marshals, enforced by violence, and sustained by obedience, the line feeds more than hunger. It feeds something beneath the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs people disappear near the front and whispers spread of tunnels below, Anya breaks the only rule that matters: stay in line. What she discovers is far worse than starvation-a hidden network where bodies are processed, children are conditioned, and the promise of food is maintained through ritual sacrifice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when the truth reaches the surface, the line begins to collapse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd something else begins to form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA haunting, psychologically charged gothic horror, \u003cem\u003eThe Ration Line\u003c\/em\u003e explores what happens when survival demands submission-and when breaking free may be the most dangerous choice of all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Petchinsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798295803628\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Apophis Enterprises LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.28d","brand":"Matthew Petchinsky","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49172732805375,"sku":"9798295803628","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ration-line-matthew-petchinsky-9798295803628","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}