{"product_id":"total-party-kill-craig-francis-power-9781778530296","title":"Total Party Kill","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA raw, beautifully-composed collection exploring addiction, trauma, poverty, and the journey toward recovery and spirituality through the vernacular and iconography of the popular roleplaying game Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTotal Party Kill (TPK): \u003cem\u003e tabletop roleplaying slang for the situation of all characters dying in the same in-game encounter. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt turns nightmarish, hilarious, brutally honest, and heart-breaking, \u003cem\u003eTPK\u003c\/em\u003e maps an unforgettable course into the fantastic dark of back-alley dive-bars, demonic underworlds, various rock bottom floors, and a whole host of monsters, both imagined and frighteningly real.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTPK \u003c\/em\u003eis a strange and deadly beast combining the imagery of Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons with a real, life-or-death struggle for sobriety. Entirely unique in perspective and voice, the\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eautobiographical speaker within changes fluidly between the poet, a variety of D\u0026amp;D characters, and combinations of both. The text within comprises a genre-bending quest where nothing--especially continued sobriety--is for certain. Operating less like traditional poetry and more like brief monologues or confessions--but still concentrating on metaphor, meter, and sound--\u003cem\u003eTPK\u003c\/em\u003e will appeal not only to lovers of the world's bestselling roleplaying game, nor just to lovers of poetry, but for anyone whose life has been touched by addiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Craig Francis Power\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 177853029X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781778530296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Breakwater Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/18\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs","brand":"Craig Francis Power","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46250623795455,"sku":"9781778530296","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0c816ffd-545d-4af6-82dc-e34e985d464f.jpg?v=1729600904","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/total-party-kill-craig-francis-power-9781778530296","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}