{"product_id":"9781250170125","title":"Sabbath","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eSabbath\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Nick Mamatas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHighlander\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eSeven\u003c\/i\u003e in Nick Mamatas's \u003ci\u003eSabbath\u003c\/i\u003e, the story of a legendary warrior who dies in battle, wakes up in the present day, and is tasked with hunting down the Seven Deadly Sins.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe infamous eleventh-century warrior Hexen Sabbath is plucked from death and certain damnation by a being claiming to be an angel of the Lord, and finds himself dropped into contemporary Manhattan with no clothes, no weapons, no resources, and one mission—to track down and kill the living personifications of the Seven Deadly Sins before they bring about Armageddon. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith time running out and his only ally a destitute art gallery owner, Sabbath must fight his way through New York's elite and challenge the world's most powerful man, or an eternity of suffering will be his, and our, only reward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Nick Mamatas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Nick Mamatas continues  his reign as the sharpest, funniest, most insightful and political purveyor of post-pulp pleasures going. He is the People’s Commissar of  Awesome.”\u003cbr\u003e—China Miéville, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe City \u0026amp; the City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Mamatas is a powerfully acerbic writer, both in fiction and online. His acid wit is infamous.” —Cory Doctorow, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWalkaway\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Gonzo grindhouse fantasy—\u003ci\u003eTales from the Crypt\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eHercules in New York\u003c\/i\u003e  with occasional visits from St Augustine. The blood-spattered epic the  current year deserves.\" —Max Gladstone, author of the Craft Sequence on \u003ci\u003eSabbath\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Dark and hilarious. . .\u003ci\u003eI am Providence\u003c\/i\u003e  is that murder-mystery-in-a-writers-convention you didn't even know you wanted, but (like the human skin-bound book which propels the plot) you really must buy.” —Lavie Tidhar, author of \u003ci\u003eOsama\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Violent Century\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“If you’re looking for a wacky summer beach read with a dose of horror and you love Lovecraft, \u003ci\u003eI Am Providence\u003c\/i\u003e will satisfy your abyss of cravings—with some hilarious and pointed jabs at Lovecraftian fandom.” —\u003ci\u003eFangoria\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Mamatas knows his subject inside and out, and that makes \u003ci\u003eI Am Providence\u003c\/i\u003e  all the more cutting. He's a fan himself, as well as a skeptic, and he  turns his considerable authority and satirical skill toward skewering  the subculture that's grown up around Lovecraft over the past century. .  . . \u003ci\u003eI Am Providence\u003c\/i\u003e is pointed social commentary wrapped in a bilious in-joke—but one that's more than worth getting in on.” —Jason Heller, \u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250170125\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40731924037838,"sku":"9781250170125","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_4b45eb0b-accd-4253-9904-08a9f9f010bb.jpg?v=1641187978","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250170125","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}