{"product_id":"king-freedom-paperback","title":"King Freedom - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eUncle River\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen tyrant fanatics long have commanded both government and institutions of religion, what can ordinary people do? People just trying to live a decent life, sometimes just trying to live at all. People of sincere faith, or of none.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKing Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e is a tale of escape from oppression. Both an actual escape, and the story of how one young man so beaten down he has no personality at all can grow to be a full human being.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"If science fiction is the literature of outsiders, no one is better suited to writing it than Uncle River.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"River's slow-paced perspective will challenge readers to stop and reflect on just what kinds of worlds are worth building.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, reviewing \u003ci\u003eCounting Tadpoles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"River  has a] penchant for letting his quirky creativity guide each tale to its often surprising denouement, with mostly engaging results.\" --Carl Hays, \u003ci\u003eBooklist Citation and Review\u003c\/i\u003e, about \u003ci\u003eCounting Tadpoles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"River's self-imposed isolation has undeniably nourished his fertile imagination to yield dreamlike tales that range widely across the speculative fiction universe.\" --Stanley Schmidt, from his introduction to \u003ci\u003eCounting Tadpoles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 238\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 13, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42730345300031,"sku":"9781604599244","price":25.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/aaaf5be04576ec90bd07bba3f9591c31.webp?v=1765125710","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/king-freedom-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}