{"product_id":"9781250260512","title":"Prosper's Demon","description":"Author: K. J. Parker\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781250260512\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Tor Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 28 Jan 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 112 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn exorcist's methods aren’t delicate but they’re undeniably effective: he’ll get the demon out—he just doesn’t particularly care what happens to the person. His target, Prosper of Schanz is a man of science, determined to raise the world’s first philosopher-king, reared according to the purest principles. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nToo bad he’s possessed.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nIn this pitch dark witty fantasy, Parker deftly creates a world with vivid, unbending rules, seething with demons, broken faith, and bad men. \u003ci\u003eProsper's Demon\u003c\/i\u003e cheerfully and acidly excavates some of Western literature’s deepest tropes—from Plato’s Philosopher King to Marlowe and Goethe on Doctor Faustus and Mephistopheles—with infernal flair.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47919331115166,"sku":"ING-9781250260512","price":16.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781250260512.jpg?v=1782810302","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781250260512","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}