{"product_id":"9781778530296","title":"Total Party Kill","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA raw, beautifully-composed collection exploring addiction, trauma, poverty, and the journey toward recovery and spirituality through the vernacular and iconography of the popular roleplaying game Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTotal Party Kill (TPK):\u003cem\u003e tabletop roleplaying slang for the situation of all characters dying in the same in-game encounter. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt turns nightmarish, hilarious, brutally honest, and heart-breaking, \u003cem\u003eTPK\u003c\/em\u003e maps an unforgettable course into the fantastic dark of back-alley dive-bars, demonic underworlds, various rock bottom floors, and a whole host of monsters, both imagined and frighteningly real.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTPK \u003c\/em\u003eis a strange and deadly beast combining the imagery of Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons with a real, life-or-death struggle for sobriety. Entirely unique in perspective and voice, the\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eautobiographical speaker within changes fluidly between the poet, a variety of D\u0026amp;D characters, and combinations of both. The text within comprises a genre-bending quest where nothing—especially continued sobriety—is for certain. Operating less like traditional poetry and more like brief monologues or confessions—but still concentrating on metaphor, meter, and sound—\u003cem\u003eTPK\u003c\/em\u003e will appeal not only to lovers of the world’s bestselling roleplaying game, nor just to lovers of poetry, but for anyone whose life has been touched by addiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Craig Francis Power (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Breakwater Books Ltd |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2024-09-17","offer_id":45652396998911,"sku":"9781778530296","price":22.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_29b7352e-c908-48af-9aa1-b3aefa8cdef1.jpg?v=1717608171","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781778530296","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}