{ "item_title" : "Death by Cliché", "item_author" : [" Bob Defendi "], "item_description" : "Book One: Gamers of the Lost ArcFormerly published as Death by Clich Where are you taking me, and why can't I open this door? -Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times bestselling author of Blood of the Cosmos.I totally didn't just make up this quote without reading the book. -Dan Wells, Author of The Devils Only FriendI told Bob I would heartily recommend this book, and he said I could have Mister Whiskers back. -Dan Willis, Coauthor of Dragons of the ConfederacyTo Sartre, Hell was other people. To the game designer, Hell is the game.Damico writes games for a living. When called in to rescue a local roleplaying game demo, Damico is shot in the head by a loony fan. He awakens in a game. A game full of hackneyed tropes and clich d plots. A game he was there to save, run by the man who murdered him just moments ago. A game that has just become world-swap fantasy. Damico, to his horror, has become the heart of the clich .Set on their quest in a scene that would make Ed Wood blush, Damico discovers a new wrinkle. As a game designer, he is a creative force in this broken place. His presence touches the two-dimensional inhabitants. First a peasant, then a barmaid, then his character's own father - all come alive.But the central question remains. Can Damico escape, or is he trapped in this nightmare? Forever.Wait, what? This is a comedy? Ignore all that. Death by Clichis a heartwarming tale of catastrophic brain damage. Share it with someone you love. Or like. Or anyone at all. Buy the book.Based on a true story.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers4.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/0/98/188/023/0981880231_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "16.99", "online_price" : "16.99", "our_price" : "16.99", "club_price" : "16.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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