{"product_id":"sacrament-9780002235617","title":"Sacrament","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSacrament\u003c\/strong\u003e by Barker, Clive. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780002235617.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA boy has an encounter with a man who causes extinctions of other species, so he grows up to be a man who documents (and thus appeals for a halt to) those extinctions. This dark fantasy tale is unlike Clive Barkers other recent it is more tightly plotted, and more of this world. In a sequence of well-executed stories within stories (comparable to Russian dolls), Barker unfolds a compelling examination of what it means to be human, to be a man, and to be a gay man--on a planet where aging, disease, and death bring \"the passing of things, of days and beasts and men hed loved.\" A satisfying long novel packed with vivid images, memorable characters, and a melancholy mood that reaches for hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44966087983157,"sku":"ByrdShop_0002235617","price":91.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780002235617_9887709e-1b4b-451d-a605-235aa369b0e3.jpg?v=1778943237","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/sacrament-9780002235617","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}