{"product_id":"the-face-of-the-lion-paperback","title":"The Face of the Lion - 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\u003eJohn Blackburn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGreg Gbur\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'John Blackburn is today's master of horror.' - \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Achieves a delicious sense of nausea.' - \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ' G]iant monsters . . . products of a mutation . . . bubonic plague ' - \u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'He is certainly the best British novelist in his field and deserves the widest recognition.' - \u003ci\u003ePenguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A remote area of the Scottish Highlands has been cordoned off and is being guarded by an army of I.R.A. mercenaries and ex-Nazi thugs. Local rumour has it that eccentric laird James Fraser Clyde is looking for buried treasure, but the British government fears he might be building an atomic bomb in an attempt to win Scottish independence. Yet the truth may be something far worse: a mysterious contagion is turning the locals into deformed, grunting creatures, with a single-minded urge to kill and spread their infection. Sir Marcus Levin, the Nobel Prize-winning bacteriologist, must find a way to halt the epidemic before it gets out of hand and destroys the world. But what is causing it? Who started it, and why? And can it be stopped? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e First published in 1976, John Blackburn's horror thriller \u003ci\u003eThe Face of the Lion\u003c\/i\u003e capitalized on the popularity of apocalyptic zombie tales in the wake of George Romero's \u003ci\u003eNight of the Living Dead\u003c\/i\u003e (1968). This edition includes a new introduction by Greg Gbur, which situates Blackburn's novel within the tradition of zombie literature.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 132\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.33 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52539886403891,"sku":"9781939140432","price":37.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ZW9RZS91SHdORUhwWG5ZdE51NGxSZz09.webp?v=1760864302","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-face-of-the-lion-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}