{"product_id":"the-philosophers-stone","title":"The Philosopher's Stone","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn important literary achievement. - Library Journal  Colin Wilson has a narrative style that can make the pursuit of any idea seem like exciting detective work. - The Times  Colin Wilsons best novel to date. - The Spectator  Howard Lester  a young scientist  becomes obsessed with the problem of death and begins a series of unconventional experiments aimed at increasing human longevity. In the course of their research  Lester and his friend Sir Henry Littleway make a startling discovery: a simple and harmless operation on the brains prefrontal cortex results in vastly expanded consciousness and mental powers. After undergoing the procedure themselves  Lester and Littleway develop remarkable abilities  including time vision  a means of seeing backwards into time. They begin by looking at the relatively recent past-the eighteenth century and Shakespeares England. But they soon find they can see much further back  to the days of Stonehenge and the Mayans  and even earlier. . . . But as they get closer to uncovering the beginnings of human existence  they make a terrifying discovery: something ancient and immensely powerful  long asleep  has been awakened by their activities  and is determined to stop them at all costs. . . .  In The Strength to Dream (1962)  Colin Wilson had criticized the works of H.P. Lovecraft  the American writer of weird tales  which led to Lovecrafts publisher August Derleth daring Wilson to write one better. This novel  The Philosophers Stone (1969)  was the result  a fascinating blend of science fiction  horror  and philosophy  told within the framework of Lovecrafts mythos. This edition is newly typeset from the first British edition and features a new introduction by Wilson scholar and bibliographer Colin Stanley.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44947766214709,"sku":"ByrdShop_1939140161","price":225.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781939140166_3f1f550b-c798-4867-9c8d-c52cd39bf08b.jpg?v=1772693891","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-philosophers-stone","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}