{"product_id":"lavender-spike-paperback","title":"Lavender Spike - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRachel Tremblay\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat if art didn't just move you. What if it controlled you? \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\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\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Mind-bending ... hard to look away from.\" -- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A speculative story of art as the basis of a future police state.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\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\/b\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRachel Tremblay\u003c\/b\u003e is a painter, writer, and musician. A youth filled with guitar shredding, horror movies, skateboarding, and poetry led her to produce two music albums, study fine arts, and pen stories. She lives in Montreal with her husband and two adult children. \u003ci\u003eLavender Spike\u003c\/i\u003e is her fifth novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 23, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45842600394796,"sku":"9781770418417","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/9df2vIyI9B9781770418417.webp?v=1784957110","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/lavender-spike-paperback","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}