{"product_id":"ex-patriots-9780804136594","title":"Ex-Patriots","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe second novel in Peter Clines' bestselling \u003ci\u003eEx \u003c\/i\u003eseries.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's been two years since the plague of ex-humans decimated mankind. Two years since the superheroes St. George, Cerberus, Zzzap, and Stealth gathered Los Angeles's survivors behind the walls of their fortress, the Mount. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince then, the heroes have been fighting to give the Mount's citizens hope, and something like a real life. But now supplies are growing scarce, the zombies are pressing in . . . and the heroes are wondering how much longer they can hold out. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen hope arrives in the form of a surviving US Army battalion--and not just any battalion. The men and women of the Army's Project Krypton survived the outbreak because they are \u003ci\u003esuper-soldiers\u003c\/i\u003e, created before mankind's fall to be better, stronger, faster than normal humans--and their secure base in Arizona beckons as a much needed refuge for the beleaguered heroes and their charges. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut a dark secret lies at the heart of Project Krypton, and those behind it wield an awesome and terrifying power. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePETER CLINES\u003c\/b\u003e has published several pieces of short fiction and countless articles on the film and television industries, as well as the novels \u003ci\u003eEx-Heroes, Ex-Communication\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEx-Purgatory\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003e14\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives and writes in southern California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50924456870162,"sku":"9780804136594","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_45552176-849d-428f-91c8-3e522dcb7a57.jpg?v=1738971674","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ex-patriots-9780804136594","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}