{"product_id":"vampire-hunter-d-volume-30-gold-fiend-parts-1-2-9781506720791","title":"Vampire Hunter D Volume 30: Gold Fiend Parts 1 \u0026 2","description":"\u003cb\u003eMarquis Verenis--he's a powerful Noble...he's in possession of antimatter technology...and he's three hundred million dalas in debt to Old El, the lender of last resort out on the Frontier \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe vampire lord even put up his castle as collateral--but not a single collection agent dispatched by El has returned, so it's time to call in an outside consultant, named D  But the mooching Marquis isn't the only one who owes the financier big time and would rather kill Old El than pay up--and those debtors too mean deadly trouble ahead for D...even if they are only human\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHideyuki Kikuchi is a Japanese author famous for his horror novels. His most famous works include the \u003ci\u003eVampire Hunter D\u003c\/i\u003e series, \u003ci\u003eDarkside Blues\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWicked City\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been compared to both Stephen King and H. P. Lovecraft. Kikuchi was born in Chōshi, Japan, on September 25, 1949. He attended Aoyama Gakuin University and was trained as a writer by famed author Kazuo Koike. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eDemon City Shinjuku\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 1982. Kikuchi became close friends with writer and director Yoshiaki Kawajiri during his adaption of \u003ci\u003eWicked City\u003c\/i\u003e and the two have since collaborated on V\u003ci\u003eampire Hunter D: Bloodlust\u003c\/i\u003e and the OVA of \u003ci\u003eDemon City Shinjuku\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dark Horse Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50626638315794,"sku":"9781506720791","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a40bd0f7-a257-4b1f-8b66-1ac2e0703abc.jpg?v=1732664370","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/vampire-hunter-d-volume-30-gold-fiend-parts-1-2-9781506720791","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}