{"product_id":"the-postmortal-9780143119821","title":"The Postmortal","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eFinalist for the Philip K. Dick and Arthur C. Clarke Awards \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe gripping first novel by Drew Magary, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hike\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Night the Lights Went Out\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"An exciting page turner. . . . Drew Magary is an excellent writer. \u003ci\u003eThe Postmortal\u003c\/i\u003e is . . . even more terrifying than zombie apocalypse.\" -- Mark Frauenfelder, \u003ci\u003eBoing Boing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn Farrell is about to get \"The Cure.\" \u003cbr\u003eOld age can never kill him now. \u003cbr\u003eThe only problem is, everything else still can . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImagine a near future where a cure for aging is discovered and-after much political and moral debate-made available to people worldwide. Immortality, however, comes with its own unique problems-including evil green people, government euthanasia programs, a disturbing new religious cult, and other horrors. Witty, eerie, and full of humanity, \u003ci\u003eThe Postmortal\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable thriller that envisions a pre-apocalyptic world so real that it is completely terrifying.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrew Magary is a correspondent for \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e and a columnist for \u003ci\u003eDeadspin\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of two novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Hike\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Postmortal\u003c\/i\u003e, and the memoir \u003ci\u003eSomeone Could Get Hurt\u003c\/i\u003e. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eMaxim\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBon Appétit\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post, the Awl, Gawker, Penthouse\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, and on Comedy Central, NPR, NBC, Yahoo!, ESPN, and more. He's been featured on \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e and has been interviewed by the AV Club, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Observer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u003c\/i\u003e, and many others. He lives in Maryland with his wife and three kids, and is a \u003ci\u003eChopped\u003c\/i\u003e champion.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50625734082834,"sku":"9780143119821","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_04e590ee-858f-4e29-be93-410e829ba409.jpg?v=1732638356","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-postmortal-9780143119821","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}