{"product_id":"bioshock-rapture-rapture-paperback","title":"Bioshock: Rapture: Rapture - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Shirley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe prequel story to the award-winning and bestselling BioShock video game franchise: how the majesty of Rapture, the shining city below the sea, became an instant dystopia\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's the end of World War II. FDR's New Deal has redefined American politics. Taxes are at an all-time high. The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki has brought a fear of total annihilation. The rise of secret government agencies and sanctions on business has many watching their backs. America's sense of freedom is diminishing . . . and many are desperate to take there freedom back. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong them is a great dreamer, an immigrant who pulled himself from the depths of poverty to become one of the wealthiest and admired men in the world. That man is Andrew Ryan, and he believed that great men and women deserve better. And so he set out to create the impossible, a utopia free from government, censorship, and moral restrictions on science--where what you give is what you get. He created Rapture---the shining city below the sea. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut as we all know, this utopia suffered a great tragedy. This is the story of how it all came to be . . .and how it all ended.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Shirley\u003c\/b\u003e won the Bram Stoker Award for his book \u003ci\u003eBlack Butterflies\u003c\/i\u003e. He was co-screenwriter of The Crow and television writer for Fox, and Paramount Television. His novels include \u003ci\u003eCity Come A-Walkin'\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEclipse\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCrawlers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDemons\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBleak History\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 19, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47451995865266,"sku":"9780765324856","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/81333d8f8e4073461e084b720e711baa.webp?v=1778805474","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/bioshock-rapture-rapture-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}