{"product_id":"lavender-spike-rachel-tremblay-paperback","title":"Lavender Spike -- Rachel Tremblay, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if art didn't just move you. What if it controlled you? \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A truly unique dystopia.\" -- Jason Pargin, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eJohn Dies at the End\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eI'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Mind-bending ... hard to look away from.\" -- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A speculative story of art as the basis of a future police state.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn a shattered future where art is outlawed for some and weaponized by others, one underground painter is forced to choose: stay true to her craft, or survive.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIsobel \"Izzy\" Ker is one of the last Purist artists left. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe survives in the slums outside Mahl City, secretly selling illegal paintings in a world ruled by the New Art Government. They keep their citizens in line through Trigger Art, a powerful, addictive form of creation that overwhelms the senses and rewires the mind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen her studio is raided, Izzy has nowhere to run. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe is forced to find safety with the Half-Light Rebels, a group of anti-art radicals and glorified thieves who are determined to tear the system down. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut rebellion comes at a cost, and her first mission with the rebels fails. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIzzy is captured. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe New Art Government gives her a choice: rot in the city's infamous prison, or convert and become a Trigger Artist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIzzy accepts and is thrust into the spotlight as a rising Trigger Artist, intoxicated by the luxury, the power, and the dangerous pull of creation at its most extreme ... not to mention her enigmatic bodyguard, Rilke. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe wild, engrossing act of creating her first public piece almost makes her forget what life was like in the Dumps. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlmost. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile the system remakes her into its most powerful weapon, Izzy plays a deeper game. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe works in secret with the rebels and prepares to unveil her audacious debut piece. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBecause the most dangerous creation is defiance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by a rising star in science fiction, \u003ci\u003e Lavender Spike\u003c\/i\u003e is a bold, wholly original cyberpunk novel in which art is both drug and religion.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rachel Tremblay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e ECW Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.4\" H x 5.5\" L x 1\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781770418417\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67162414842160,"sku":"9781770418417","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9781770418417.jpg?v=1782750913","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/lavender-spike-rachel-tremblay-paperback","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}