{"product_id":"total-party-kill-paperback-1","title":"Total Party Kill - 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\u003eCraig Francis Power\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA raw, beautifully-composed collection exploring addiction, trauma, poverty, and the journey toward recovery and spirituality through the vernacular and iconography of the popular roleplaying game Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTotal Party Kill (TPK): \u003cem\u003e tabletop roleplaying slang for the situation of all characters dying in the same in-game encounter. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt turns nightmarish, hilarious, brutally honest, and heart-breaking, \u003cem\u003eTPK\u003c\/em\u003e maps an unforgettable course into the fantastic dark of back-alley dive-bars, demonic underworlds, various rock bottom floors, and a whole host of monsters, both imagined and frighteningly real.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTPK \u003c\/em\u003eis a strange and deadly beast combining the imagery of Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons with a real, life-or-death struggle for sobriety. Entirely unique in perspective and voice, the\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eautobiographical speaker within changes fluidly between the poet, a variety of D\u0026amp;D characters, and combinations of both. The text within comprises a genre-bending quest where nothing--especially continued sobriety--is for certain. Operating less like traditional poetry and more like brief monologues or confessions--but still concentrating on metaphor, meter, and sound--\u003cem\u003eTPK\u003c\/em\u003e will appeal not only to lovers of the world's bestselling roleplaying game, nor just to lovers of poetry, but for anyone whose life has been touched by addiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 7.5 x 4.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 18, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47353652216057,"sku":"9781778530296","price":24.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/WMacTjDvok9781778530296_8e3066d1-399e-49e1-93d4-d4e09dd02ef2.webp?v=1769825611","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/total-party-kill-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}