{"product_id":"prisoner-of-the-vampires-of-mars-9780803218963","title":"Prisoner of the Vampires of Mars","description":"\u003cp\u003eRobert Darvel, a young and penniless French engineer at the turn of the twentieth century, is an amateur astronomer obsessed with the planet Mars. Transported by a combination of science and psychic powers to Mars, Robert must navigate the dangers of the Red Planet while trying to return to his fiancée on Earth. Through his travels, we discover that Mars can not only support life but is also home to three different types of vampires. This riveting combination of science fiction and the adventure story provides a vivid depiction of an imagined Mars and its strange, unearthly creatures who might be closer to earthly humans than we would care to believe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in French as two separate volumes, translated as \u003ci\u003eThe Prisoner of the Planet Mars\u003c\/i\u003e (1908) and \u003ci\u003eThe War of the Vampires\u003c\/i\u003e (1909), this vintage work is available to English-language audiences unabridged for the first time and masterfully translated by David Beus and Brian Evenson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGustave Le Rouge (1867-1938) was a French writer of early science fiction. His masterpiece vampire novels charted an innovative course for early science fiction. David Beus is an assistant professor of international cultural studies at Brigham Young University-Hawai'i. He translated, with Brian Evenson, Christian Gailly's novel \u003ci\u003eRed Haze\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska, 2005). Brian Evenson is the Royce Professor of Excellence in Teaching in the Department of Literary Arts at Brown University. He is the author of more than a dozen novels and translations, including \u003ci\u003eImmobility\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWindeye\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAltmann's Tongue\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska, 2002). William Ambler lives and writes in Rhode Island. His work can be found at the \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWord and Film\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bison Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50413080936722,"sku":"9780803218963","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1f4acf85-ef01-44d8-9237-02303d66fc38.jpg?v=1729344969","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/prisoner-of-the-vampires-of-mars-9780803218963","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}