{"product_id":"ghost-of-the-neon-god-9781803368115","title":"Ghost of the Neon God","description":"\u003cb\u003eA thrilling, propulsive story of escape as a small-time crook goes on the run across Australia with a stolen secret that will change the world, from the award-winning author of 36 Streets, perfect for fans of William Gibson's All Tomorrow's Parties, Richard Morgan and Ghost in the Shell.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJackson Nguyen is a petty crook living slim on the mean streets of Melbourne. When he crosses paths with a desperate, but wealthy, Chinese dissident, begging for his help, Jack responds in the only natural way: he steals her shoes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd yet, despite every effort to mind his own damn business, a wild spiral into the worst kind of trouble begins - murder, mayhem, fast cars, fast-talking, bent cops, and long straight highways into the terrible beauty of the vast Australian Outback. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Jack's world, taking a stand against the ruling class is the shortest path to a shallow grave. But when an Earth-shattering technology falls into his hands, he must do everything he can to stop the wrong people taking it. In a world of pervasive government surveillance and oppressive corporate control, it's up to a small-time criminal to keep the spark of human rebellion alive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eT. R. Napper \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning author whose stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eAsimov's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInterzone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Magazine of Fantasy \u0026amp; Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, and others, and been translated into Hebrew, German, French, and Vietnamese. His first novel was the acclaimed \u003ci\u003e36 \u003c\/i\u003eStreets. Before turning to writing, Napper was a diplomat and aid worker throughout Southeast Asia, helping to deliver humanitarian programs.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Titan Books (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50718364074258,"sku":"9781803368115","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9000545f-74fd-464e-920f-9290c2c33053.jpg?v=1734637871","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ghost-of-the-neon-god-9781803368115","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}