{"product_id":"shadowman-9798228647466","title":"Shadowman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this thrilling origin story, one young man finds himself in the middle of a war between powerful gods, and tasked with saving the city he holds dear.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJack Boniface is having a weird day. Considering himself above the voodoo beliefs of his father and community back in New Orleans, Jack left his hometown to pursue his intellectual dreams at NYU. Normally, Jack is confident in his ultrarational approach to the world, but this morning he swears he can sense things moving in the shadows and keeps having the strangest daydreams about a hideous monster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBelow New Orleans lies the Deadside, where Baron Samedi rules over a pantheon of Lwa--voodoo gods. However, when Freda--among the most beloved Lwas in New Orleans and one of Samedi's wives--goes missing, the Deadside falls into chaos. Freda's absence negates a decade-long agreement to protect New Orleans from unnatural violent death, resulting in a power struggle that spills over into the human world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen an unexpected death brings Jack back to New Orleans, he finds a city in violent uproar and a neighborhood under siege by undeniably supernatural forces. Turns out Jack was wrong: The voodoo world is quite real. And, if that wasn't enough, Jack finds out he is heir to the mantle of Shadowman, an entity tasked with maintaining the delicate balance of power between the Deadside and the real world. Will Jack be able to control his new powers and right the balance before it's too late? Or will the discord in the Deadside destroy New Orleans forever?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA new Shadowman is rising. Jack just hopes it's not from the ashes of his city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdedeji, Shola:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShola Adedeji\u003c\/strong\u003e is a native New Yorker who now lives in New Jersey with his wife and six children. Honing his craft through the guidance of many experienced professionals and by working closely with Algonkian Conference editors, Shola has developed a style that merges themes and visuals in a way that is uniquely his own. \u003cem\u003eShadowman\u003c\/em\u003e is his first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51985442603282,"sku":"9798228647466","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a08d826e-85ea-47a5-8539-ab0d8778cc6d.jpg?v=1769535647","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/shadowman-9798228647466","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}