{"product_id":"the-king-in-yellow-heathen-edition-by-robert-w-chambers-9781963228014","title":"The King in Yellow (Heathen Edition)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert William Chambers\u003c\/strong\u003e (1865-1933) was an American illustrator and writer, best known for \u003cem\u003eThe King in Yellow\u003c\/em\u003e, his influential and odd collection of ten macabre and French short stories first published in 1895. The title refers to a fictional play featured in four of the stories, and to a mysterious and malevolent supernatural entity within that play who may very well exist outside of it. It is whispered that the play leaves only insanity and sorrow in its wake; it tempts those who read it, bringing upon them hallucinations and madness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInfluencing the works of H.P. Lovecraft, Raymond Chandler, George R.R. Martin, Neil Gaiman, and Nic Pizzolato (creator of HBO's \u003cem\u003eTrue Detective\u003c\/em\u003e), and described by critics as a classic in the field of the supernatural, \u003cem\u003eThe King in Yellow\u003c\/em\u003e—with its dashes of fantasy, mystery, mythology, romance, and science fiction—is a staple of the early gothic and Victorian horror genres.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47643357413612,"sku":"9781963228014","price":65.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/762a7b2991cce1530d82fd43d9b8b2c5.jpg?v=1779228346","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-king-in-yellow-heathen-edition-by-robert-w-chambers-9781963228014","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}