{"product_id":"the-great-and-secret-show-9780060933166","title":"The Great and Secret Show","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Clive Barker's career has been building up to \u003cem\u003eThe Great and Secret Show\u003c\/em\u003e. . . . A cross between\u003cem\u003e Gravity's Rainbow\u003c\/em\u003e and J.R.R. Tolkein's L\u003cem\u003eord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e, allusive and mythic, complex and entertaining. Extravagantly metaphorical, wildly symbolic.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e -- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the little town of Palomo Grove, two great armies are amassing; forces shaped from the hearts and souls of America. In this \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller, master storyteller Clive Barker unveils one of the most ambitious imaginative landscapes in modern fiction and an intricately woven and meticulously constructed epic where past and future meet. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Art, the greatest power known to humankind, is the focus of struggle between the evil spirit, Jaff, and a force for light, Fletcher. Jaffe hopes to tap into The Art's power while Fletcher wants to prevent it from being tainted. The conflict between the two men spills into the real world in a decades-long feud, distorting reality and affecting the entire human race.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarrying its readers from the first stirring of consciousness to a vision of the end of the world, \u003cem\u003eThe Great and Secret Show\u003c\/em\u003e is a breathtaking journey in the company of a master storyteller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarker, Clive:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eClive Barker is the bestselling author of twenty-two books, including the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestsellers \u003cem\u003eAbarat\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eAbarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eThe Thief of Always\u003c\/em\u003e. He is also an acclaimed painter, film producer, and director. For twelve years Mr. Barker has been working on a vast array of paintings to illuminate the text of \u003cem\u003eThe Books of Abarat\u003c\/em\u003e, more than one hundred and twenty-five of which can be found within this volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMr. Barker lives in California. He shares his house with seven dogs, three cockatiels, several undomesticated geckoes, an African gray parrot called Smokey, and a yellow-headed Amazon parrot called Malingo.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641349935378,"sku":"9780060933166","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e2aef1a8-dd17-47d8-ac2c-2b3bb1a10d09.jpg?v=1733012526","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-great-and-secret-show-9780060933166","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}