{"product_id":"this-dark-earth-9781451666663","title":"This Dark Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe land is contaminated  electronics are defunct  the ravenous undead remain  and life has fallen into a nasty and brutish state of nature. Welcome to Bridge City  in what was once Arkansas: part medieval fortress  part Western outpost  and the precarious last stand for civilization. A ten-year-old prodigy when the world ended  Gus is now a battle-hardened young man. He designed Bridge City to protect the living few from the shamblers eternally at the gates. Now hes being groomed by his physician mother  Lucy  and the gentle giant Knock-Out to become the next leader of men. But an army of slavers is on its way  and the war theyll wage for the citys resources could mean the end of mankind as we know it. Can Gus become humanitys savior? And if so  will it mean becoming a dictator  a martyr . . . or maybe something far worse than even the zombies that plague the land?  \"This smart addition to the zombie genre is heroic and strangely hopeful  championing the unyielding human drive for justice and civilization.\" - Publishers Weekly  \"This Dark Earth is a smart  thoughtful look at the end of humanity that delivers horrifying detail packed with an emotional resonance. Its The Road meets World War Z. Deftly written  with eloquent prose peppered with crisp  dark humor  Jacobs crafts a chillingly believable tale that transcends genre fiction and manages to do what I long for whenever I sit down to read a book: make me wish Id written it.\" - Scott G. Browne  author of Breathers and Lucky Bastard  \"A savage gut-punch of a tale  lurching hellbent to a spectacular showdown ending unparalleled in the zombie canon.\" - Sophie Littlefield  author of Aftertime and Rebirth  \"This Dark Earth is  quite simply  the best zombie novel Ive read in years. Breathes some much-needed new life into the dead.\" - Brian Keene  best-selling author of The Rising and Ghoul\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45652933935157,"sku":"ByrdShop_1451666667","price":141.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781451666663.jpg?v=1781853516","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/this-dark-earth-9781451666663","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}