{"product_id":"the-truth-of-carcosa-jacob-rollinson-hardcover","title":"The Truth of Carcosa -- Jacob Rollinson, Hardcover","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eEvil books, shadowy corporations, and interdimensional monster collide in this dark, masterful tribute to Robert Chamber's cult classic, \u003ci\u003eThe King in Yellow\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1984, exiled author Salvatore Archimboldi accepts the help of a psychotherapist to write his new book. He hopes to transform his traumatic memories into literary genius. But the resulting book, \u003ci\u003eThe Truth of Carcosa\u003c\/i\u003e, is pure evil. Horrified, Archimboldi suppresses the book and wills all traces of it, his correspondence, and any copies to be destroyed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Long after Archimboldi's death, in a chaotic age of resurgent nationalism and violence, one of the only havens for his work is the ALI, the Archive for Literary Investment, where a biographer and his protégée search through Archimboldi's correspondence for clues on the evil manuscript as they attempt to stop unscrupulous firms with their own plans for the manuscript. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Told from the perspective of a madman obsessed with \u003ci\u003eThe Truth of Carcosa\u003c\/i\u003e and a ragtag group of friends, it becomes clear that this book is more than a book--and that it might be the answer to a bewildering set of questions: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Why is the Archive so desperate to preserve Archimboldi's work? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Why do so many corporations seem hellbent on seizing any scrap of this mysterious manuscript--and at whatever cost? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What are the strange, dancing monsters that appear wherever Archimboldi's work is discovered? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And who--or what--is the Yellow King?\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jacob Rollinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Union Square \u0026amp; Co.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.25 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.4\" H x 5.8\" L x 1.5\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781454962625\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751753515307,"sku":"9781454962625","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9781454962625.jpg?v=1774887408","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/the-truth-of-carcosa-jacob-rollinson-hardcover","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}