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A world in which at least one cat smells like a seafood shop's dumpster on a hot summer day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the world in which Zoey Ashe finds herself, navigating a futuristic city in which one can find elements of the fantastic, nightmarish and ridiculous on any street corner. Her only trusted advisor is the aforementioned cat, but even in the future, cats cannot give advice. At least not any that you'd want to follow. Will Zoey figure it all out in time? Or maybe the better question is, will you? 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She finds herself struggling to establish rule over a sprawling empire while Tabula Ra$a's rogue's gallery of larger-than-life crime bosses and corrupt plutocrats smell weakness. Tensions brew across the city.   A steamer trunk-sized box arrives at Zoey's door, and she and her bodyguard Wu are shocked to find that it contains a disemboweled corpse, and even more shocked when that corpse, controlled by an unknown party, rises from the box and goes on a rampage through the house. After being subdued, it speaks in an electronic voice, accusing Zoey of being its murderer. Soon, it makes the same claim to the public at large, along with the promise of a cash reward for proof that Zoey and the Suits are behind the crime.   Now Zoey is having doubts of her own: Is she 100% sure that someone on her team didn't do this? She also doesn't even have a complete list of what businesses she owns, or what exact laws her organization is still breaking. 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The novel you're reading is a cover-up, and the \"true\" story reveals itself in the cracks of their hilariously convoluted, and sometimes contradictory, narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEqual parts terrifying and darkly comedic in his writing, David Wong \"will be remembered as one of today's great satirists\" (Nerdist).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43403713347762,"sku":"9781785651656","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781785651656.jpg?v=1786025341"},{"product_id":"9780857684837","title":"John Dies at the End","description":"My name is David Wong. My best friend is John. Those names are fake. You might want to change yours. You may not want to know about the things you'll read on these pages, about the sauce, about Korrock, about the invasion, and the future. But it's too late. You touched the book. You're in the game. You're under the eye. It is crucial you keep one thing in mind: none of this is my fault.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56295359250805,"sku":"9780857684837","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780857684837_9092c17f-800c-4a1d-97b8-428f5dded912.jpg?v=1786016261"},{"product_id":"9781781164556","title":"This Book is Full of Spiders: Seriously Dude Don't Touch it","description":"In this blistering sequel to the bestselling cult sensation, \"John Dies at the End\", our heroes find that books and movies about zombies may have triggered a zombie apocalypse, despite a total world absence of zombies. 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The city has divided into roughly two camps, supporting each of the major candidates: One is a stern, calculating activist out to restore traditional morality to the city at all costs, the other is Megaboss Alonzo, whose platform is that he will pay you ten dollars if you vote for him.   When a horrific crime is broadcast live on the all-seeing social network Blink, the former seems poised to reap the benefits in the polls. The Suits suspect the nature and timing of the crime are a little too convenient and may be a carefully-staged hoax. But in a city in which lies are always served in layers, even that explanation will prove to be far too simple.   As tensions ratchet tighter, Zoey comes to realize that this is really a battle of narratives: Every culture needs a collective story to believe in, so it's just a matter of coming up with one and then carefully sculpting reality to make it fit. How hard can that be? 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