{"product_id":"wolf-in-white-van-9781250074713","title":"Wolf in White Van","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLong-listed for the 2014 National Book Award in fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2015 Alex Award for adult books with special appeal for young adults\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeautifully written and unexpectedly moving, John Darnielle's audacious and gripping debut novel \u003ci\u003eWolf in White Van\u003c\/i\u003e is a marvel of storytelling brio and genuine literary delicacy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWelcome to Trace Italian, a game of strategy and survival! You may now make your first move.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIsolated by a disfiguring injury since the age of seventeen, Sean Phillips crafts imaginary worlds for strangers to play in. From his small apartment in southern California, he orchestrates fantastic adventures where possibilities, both dark and bright, open in the boundaries between the real and the imagined. As the creator of Trace Italian--a text-based, role-playing game played through the mail--Sean guides players from around the world through his intricately imagined terrain, which they navigate and explore, turn by turn, seeking sanctuary in a ravaged, savage future America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLance and Carrie are high school students from Florida, explorers of the Trace. But when they take their play into the real world, disaster strikes, and Sean is called to account for it. In the process, he is pulled back through time, tunneling toward the moment of his own self-inflicted departure from the world in which most people live. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrilliantly constructed, \u003ci\u003eWolf in White Van\u003c\/i\u003e unfolds in reverse until we arrive at both the beginning and the climax: the event that has shaped so much of Sean's life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Darnielle\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, composer, guitarist, and vocalist for the band the Mountain Goats; he is widely considered one of the best lyricists of his generation. He lives in Durham, North Carolina, with his wife and son.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614232482066,"sku":"9781250074713","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3e6142c1-2868-45e7-9a93-0e06650c0ea5.jpg?v=1732434590","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/wolf-in-white-van-9781250074713","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}