{"product_id":"battle-of-the-linguist-mages-paperback","title":"Battle of the Linguist Mages - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eScotto Moore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This is a stand-alone novel with material enough for six... By the halfway point, it had blown my mind twice... an audacious, genre-bending whirlwind.\" --\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"It reads like \u003ci\u003eSnow Crash\u003c\/i\u003e had a dance-off with\u003ci\u003e Gideon the Ninth\u003c\/i\u003e, in a world where language isn't a virus from outer space, it's a goddamn alien invasion.\" --Charles Stross  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn modern day Los Angeles, a shadowy faction led by the Governor of California develops the arcane art of combat linguistics, planting the seeds of a future totalitarian empire in Scotto Moore's thrilling \u003ci\u003eBattle of the Linguist Mages.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIsobel is the Queen of the medieval rave-themed VR game Sparkle Dungeon. Her prowess in the game makes her an ideal candidate to learn the secrets of \"power morphemes\"--unnaturally dense units of meaning that warp perception when skilfully pronounced. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Isobel's reputation makes her the target of a strange resistance movement led by spellcasting anarchists, who may be the only thing stopping the cabal from toppling California over the edge of a terrible transformation, with forty million lives at stake. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTime is short for Isobel to level up and choose a side--because the cabal has attracted much bigger and weirder enemies than the anarchist resistance, emerging from dark and vicious dimensions of reality and heading straight for planet Earth!\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSCOTTO MOORE\u003c\/b\u003e is a Seattle playwright, whose works include the black comedy \u003ci\u003eH.P. Lovecraft: Stand-up Comedian!\u003c\/i\u003e, the sci-fi adventures \u003ci\u003eDuel of the Linguist Mages\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003einterlace [falling star]\u003c\/i\u003e, the gamer-centric romantic comedy Balconies, and the a cappella sci-fi musical, \u003ci\u003eSilhouette\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the creator of \u003ci\u003eThe Coffee Table, \u003c\/i\u003e a comedic web series about a couple that discovers their new coffee table is an ancient alien artifact that sends their house shooting through the void. He is also behind the popular Lovecraft-themed meme generator, Things That Cannot Save You (\"a catalog of your doom\"), which spawned his novella, \u003ci\u003eYour Favorite Band Cannot Save You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eMoore's debut novel, \u003ci\u003eBattle of the Linguist Mages\u003c\/i\u003e, was met with widespread critical acclaim, with the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ecalling it \"...an audacious, genre-bending whirlwind.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.34 x 8.25 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 22, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52548316299571,"sku":"9781250767707","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/dDUvVWFuajhZaHcydERpc05NTUFOdz09.webp?v=1761033413","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/battle-of-the-linguist-mages-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}