{"product_id":"the-eightfold-path-by-steven-barnes-9781419744471","title":"The Eightfold Path","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEight strangers looking for enlightenment from an ancient spiritual teacher are trapped in a cave high in the mountains on their way to his temple. One of his acolytes directs them to each tell a story that the group can learn from as they wait out the horrible snowstorm that rages outside the cave's entrance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne by one, the travellers each share a story that, unbeknownst to them, is actually a morality tale representing one of the aspects of final enlightenment as taught in Buddhism. As the wind howls through the night, they tell symbolic stories of horror, dystopia, high adventure, cyberpunk, and urban fantasy. Each story is a spoke on the symbolic Dharma wheel, and each interlocking tale gets the travellers closer to their true destiny—unveiling the future of the entire human race.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis remarkable collection borrows heavily from the traditions of pop-culture morality anthology series such as \u003ci\u003eThe Twilight Zone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Outer Limits\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNight Gallery\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLovecraft Country\u003c\/i\u003e, and the publications of E.C. Comics. Heavily influenced by the science fiction pulps of the 1950s and 1960s, this brilliant collection remixes classic social narratives such as Plato's \u003ci\u003eAllegory of the Cave\u003c\/i\u003e, Chaucer's \u003ci\u003eThe Canterbury Tales\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Arabian Nights\u003c\/i\u003e, through an edgy, contemporary, yet spiritually centred lens. In \u003ci\u003eThe Eightfold Path\u003c\/i\u003e, our destinies lie in heeding the lessons given in every one of these entrancing tales.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432884879596,"sku":"9781419744471","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781419744471.jpg?v=1774766210","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-eightfold-path-by-steven-barnes-9781419744471","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}