{"product_id":"a-country-of-ghosts-9781849354486","title":"A Country of Ghosts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is the second title in the Black Dawn series of speculative fiction from AK Press. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn epic political fantasy in the tradition of Tepper and Le Guin that explores the question of what an anarchist community can do to resist the assaults that are sure to come if any such social formation were to exist.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDimos Horacki is a Borolian journalist and a cynical patriot, his muckraking days behind him. But when his newspaper ships him to the front, he's embedded in the Imperial Army and the reality of colonial expansion is laid bare before him. His adventures take him from villages and homesteads to the great refugee city of Hronople, built of glass, steel, and stone, all while a war rages around him. The empire fights for coal and iron, but the anarchists of Hron fight for their way of life. \u003cem\u003eA Country of Ghosts\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel of utopia besieged and a tale that challenges every premise of contemporary society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKilljoy, Margaret:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMargaret Killjoy\u003c\/strong\u003e is a transfeminine author, born and raised in Maryland, who has spent her adult life traveling with no fixed home. A 2015 graduate of Clarion West, Margaret's short fiction has been published by Tor.com, \u003cem\u003eStrange Horizons\u003c\/em\u003e, Vice's \u003cem\u003eTerraform\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eFireside Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e amongst others. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Barrow Will Send What It May\u003c\/em\u003e. She is also the host of two podcasts, \u003cem\u003eLive Like the World Is Dying\u003c\/em\u003e and the fiction podcast \u003cem\u003eWe Will Remember Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AK Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50615532421394,"sku":"9781849354486","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6ad08917-8314-405a-976f-5d9a22e0cdb1.jpg?v=1732493097","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-country-of-ghosts-9781849354486","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}