{"title":"Books by Owen King","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781684058471","title":"Sleeping Beauties, Vol. 2 (Graphic Novel)","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe official graphic novel adaptation of the horror novel by Stephen King and Owen King concludes in this haunting interpretation of the chilling, timely bestseller.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe mysterious plague known as Aurora has blanketed the world, and, to the men, all but a handful of sleep-deprived women seem trapped--cocooned--in seemingly endless slumber. In reality, their minds have been transported to a strange, utopic dream world. It's a world where small-town sheriff Lila Norcross and the other women can build their own society. And from which they might not \u003ci\u003ewant\u003c\/i\u003e to wake.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the real world of Dooling, West Virginia, Lila's husband, beleaguered prison psychiatrist Clint Norcross, is struggling. He's trying to protect the woman called Eve Black from the ill-thought-out actions of increasingly desperate men. But Eve, as the only woman capable of waking up, has her own plans: a test with global consequences. A test Clint will have to pass if he ever hopes to see his wife again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCollects \u003ci\u003eSleeping Beauties\u003c\/i\u003e issues #6-10, by writer Rio Youers (\u003ci\u003eThe Forgotten Girl\u003c\/i\u003e) and artist Alison Sampson (\u003ci\u003eWinnebago Graveyard\u003c\/i\u003e), from the novel by Stephen King (\u003ci\u003eThe Institute\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Stand\u003c\/i\u003e) and Owen King (\u003ci\u003eIntro to Alien Invasion\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204947443890,"sku":"9781684058471","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781684058471_ecce8d9e-7a72-472e-b901-f8ea8fc23cac.jpg?v=1786024387"},{"product_id":"9781399715126","title":"The Curator","description":"\u003cp\u003eHalf fairy tale and half historical account of a revolution that never was, Owen King's \u003ci\u003eThe Curator\u003c\/i\u003e is full of sly humor, sensuality, and strangeness - Holly Black\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Owen King comes a Dickensian fantasy of illusion and charm where cats are revered as religious figures, thieves are noble, scholars are revolutionaries, and conjurers the most wonderful criminals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt first glance, the world has not changed: the trams on the boulevards, the grand hotels, the cafes abuzz with conversation. The street kids still play on the two great bridges that divide the city, and the smart set still venture down to the Morgue Ship for an evening's entertainment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet it only takes a spark to ignite a revolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor young Dora, a maid at the university, the moment brings liberation. She finds herself walking out with one of the student radicals, Robert, free to investigate what her brother Ambrose may have seen at the Institute for Psykical Research before he died.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut it is another establishment that Dora is given to look after, The Museum of the Worker. This strange, forgotten edifice is occupied by waxwork tableaux of miners, nurses, shopkeepers and other disturbingly lifelike figures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the revolution and counter-revolution outside unleash forces of love, betrayal, magic and terrifying darkness, Dora's search for the truth behind a mystery that she has long concealed will unravel a monstrous conspiracy and bring her to the very edge of worlds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Curator\u003c\/i\u003e, Owen King has created an extraordinary time and place - historical, fantastical, yet compellingly real, and a heroine who is courageous, curious and utterly memorable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Curator\u003c\/i\u003e feels a little like Owen King somehow brought a curiosity cabinet to life. There are terrors here, but also marvels and delights, and a set of the most interesting characters I've met in some time. 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Is she a medical anomaly or a demon to be slain? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe abandoned men, left to their increasingly primal devices, are fighting each other, while Dooling's Sheriff, Lila Norcross, is just fighting to stay awake.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd the sleeping women are about to open their eyes to a new world altogether...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56301474087285,"sku":"9781473681286","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781473681286_3d9c3283-615b-4d64-a803-90546a1ef9f3.jpg?v=1786020833"},{"product_id":"9798887241524","title":"Sleeping Beauties: Deluxe Remastered Edition (Graphic Novel)","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe official graphic novel adaptation of the horror novel by Stephen King and Owen King provides a haunting interpretation of the chilling, timely bestseller.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA bizarre sleeping sickness called Aurora has fallen over the world. 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