{"product_id":"9780712355728","title":"Medusa","description":"Author: E. H. Visiak\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780712355728\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: British Library Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Aug 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Something moved along upon the verge with a sliding, writhing motion, seeming like the body of a huge serpent...Drawn by horror's fearful traction, I moved to the verge of the parapet and looked down.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBristol, the early eighteenth century. On the run following a fatal accident at school, the orphan Will Harvell joins a voyage setting sail in search of a mariner's missing son. But the mystery of his disappearance harbours a deeper secret; a dark current pulling the crew ever closer to an ancient Gorgonian terror of the ocean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining elements of Conradian sea adventure, Atlantean mythology and sublime horror, \u003ci\u003eMedusa\u003c\/i\u003e was first published in 1929 and achieved cult classic status in the late twentieth century as a neglected masterpiece of weird fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Visiak achieved the terror and wonder, the sense of awe, that Lovecraft could only grasp at.'  R. S. Hadji, 1983\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46814052614302,"sku":"ADS-9780712355728","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780712355728.jpg?v=1778333042","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780712355728","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}