{"product_id":"9781329733596","title":"Piper","description":"The PIPER is a darkly twisted re-rendering of the Pied Piper legend, set in a post-apocalyptic landscape: The Future Past.  The Piper commands an army of vicious dogs to rid the burgeoning village of mutant rats, and when shortchanged uses the dogs to herd the children on a march to his slave ship, after leaving the village in flames.  Only 5 mounted rescuers can be spared from firefighting. 3 are eliminated in an ambush, leaving a widower trying to save his estranged son, and the village's sharpshooter midwife trying to save them all.  The story is told through the eyes of a father and son. The boy is struggling to manhood while they both suffer the pangs of their wife\/mother's suicide years earlier.  The unusual behaviour of the rats is explained in the end by a disturbing revelation.","brand":"J. Aldric Gaudet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46224933749054,"sku":"9781329733596","price":350.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/products\/9781329733596_9304a614-e06f-4930-9c3b-e25d298276d7.jpg?v=1707435668","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9781329733596","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}