{"product_id":"the-escapement-9781616963279","title":"The Escapement","description":"\u003cb\u003e2022 Philip K. Dick Award Special Citation, Best Novel\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn this dazzling new novel evoking Westerns, surrealism, epic fantasy, mythology, and circus extravaganzas, World Fantasy Award winner Lavie Tidhar \u003c\/i\u003e(Central Station)\u003ci\u003e has created an incomparable dreamscape of dark comedy, heartbreak, hope, and adventure. Chronicling a lone man's quest in parallel worlds, \u003c\/i\u003eThe Escapement\u003ci\u003e offers the archetypal darkness of Stephen King's \u003c\/i\u003eThe Gunslinger\u003ci\u003e within the dark whimsy of a child's imagination. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Comic, tragic, and utterly magnificent.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Samantha Shannon, author of The Priory of the Orange Tree\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A wild, decadent hybrid of The Dark Tower\u003ci\u003e and \u003c\/i\u003eCarnivale\u003ci\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Catherynne M. Valente, author of \u003c\/i\u003eDeathless \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInto the reality called the Escapement rides the Stranger, a lone gunman on a quest to rescue his son from a parallel world. But it is too easy to get lost on a shifting landscape full of dangerous versions of his son's most beloved things: cowboys gone lawless, giants made of stone, downtrodden clowns, ancient battles, symbol storms, and shadowy forces at play. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the flower the Stranger seeks still lies beyond the Mountains of Darkness. Time is running out, as he journeys deeper and deeper into the secret heart of an unforeseen world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his most compelling work to date, Lavie Tidhar has delivered a multicolored tapestry of dazzling imagery. \u003ci\u003eThe Escapement\u003c\/i\u003e is an epic, wildly original chronicle of the extraordinary lengths to which one will go for love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLavie Tidhar\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eA Man Lies Dreaming\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUnholy Land\u003c\/i\u003e) is an acclaimed author of literature, science fiction, fantasy, graphic novels, and middle grade fiction. Tidhar received the Campbell and Neukom Literary awards for his breakout novel \u003ci\u003eCentral Station\u003c\/i\u003e, which has been translated into more than ten languages. He has also received the British Science Fiction, British Fantasy, and World Fantasy Awards. Tidhar's recent books include the Arthurian satire \u003ci\u003eBy Force Alone\u003c\/i\u003e, and the series \u003ci\u003eAdler\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a book columnist for the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and recently edited the \u003ci\u003eBest of World SF\u003c\/i\u003e anthology. Tidhar has lived all over the world, including Israel, Vanuatu, Laos, and South Africa, and he currently resides with his family in London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tachyon Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50567654310162,"sku":"9781616963279","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4956c976-863a-4cf8-9e85-b0783acd0efd.jpg?v=1731924870","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-escapement-9781616963279","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}