{"product_id":"illuminations-stories-1","title":"Illuminations: Stories","description":"From New York Times bestselling author Alan Moore-one of the most influential writers in the history of comics- “a dynamite story collection” (The New York Times Book Review) which takes us to the fantastical underside of reality.\n\nIn his first-ever short story collection, which spans forty years of work, Alan Moore presents a series of wildly different and equally unforgettable characters who discover--and in some cases even make and unmake--the various uncharted parts of existence.\n\nIn \"A Hypothetical Lizard,\" two concubines in a brothel of fantastical specialists fall in love with tragic ramifications. In \"Not Even Legend,\" a paranormal study group is infiltrated by one of the otherworldly beings they seek to investigate. In \"Illuminations,\" a nostalgic older man decides to visit a seaside resort from his youth and finds the past all too close at hand. And in the monumental novella \"What We Can Know About Thunderman,\" which charts the surreal and Kafkaesque history of the comics industry's major players over the last seventy-five years, Moore reveals the dark, beating heart of the superhero business.\n\nFrom ghosts and otherworldly creatures to theoretical Boltzmann brains fashioning the universe at the big bang, Illuminations is exactly that--a series of bright, startling tales from a contemporary legend that reveal the full power of imagination and magic.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1639732071\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1639732071.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Moore, Alan\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44540668903485,"sku":"BVV.1639732071.G","price":15.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1639732071-0_496bf190-b2f3-4790-8cb6-24116e1d8b88.jpg?v=1794606083","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/illuminations-stories-1","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}