{"product_id":"hammer-of-the-dogs-9781647791278","title":"Hammer of the Dogs","description":"\u003cb\u003eA postapocalyptic adventure in Las Vegas for readers of all ages.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Set in the wasteland of post-apocalyptic Las Vegas, \u003ci\u003eHammer of the Dogs \u003c\/i\u003eis a literary dystopian adventure filled with high-octane fun starring twenty-one-year-old Lash. With her high-tech skill set and warrior mentality, Lash is a master of her own fate as she helps to shield the Las Vegas valley's survivors and protect her younger classmates at a paramilitary school holed up in Luxor on the Las Vegas Strip. After graduation, she'll be alone in fending off the deadly intentions and desires of the school's most powerful opponents. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When she's captured by the enemy warlord, she's surprised by two revelations: He's not the monster her headmaster wants her to believe and the one thing she can't safeguard is her own heart. \u003ci\u003eHammer of the Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the courageousness of a younger generation in the face of authority while exploring the difficult choices a conscionable young woman must make with her back against a blood-spattered wall. It's a story of transformation and maturity, as Lash grapples with her own identity and redefines the glittering Las Vegas that Nevada is known for.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJarret Keene \u003c\/b\u003eearned his PhD in creative writing at Florida State University. He is an assistant professor in the Department of English at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where he teaches American literature and the graphic novel. He has written a travel guide, a rock-band biography, poetry collections and edited short-fiction anthologies including \u003ci\u003eLas Vegas Noir\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDead Neon: Tales of Near-Future Las Vegas. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Nevada Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50644288504082,"sku":"9781647791278","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_06bc020c-6233-4a98-bfb9-6374fb17d76c.jpg?v=1733106017","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hammer-of-the-dogs-9781647791278","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}