{"title":"David Ashford","description":"\u003cp\u003eDavid Ashford’s works invite readers into a vivid exploration of the extraordinary, blending elements of the fantastical with thoughtful reflections on culture and creativity. His writing, often situated within the realm of \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, captures the imagination while probing deeper themes beneath the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith titles like \u003cstrong\u003eA Book of Monsters\u003c\/strong\u003e, Ashford offers a compelling mix of myth, mystery, and artistic insight that appeals to those drawn to evocative storytelling and innovative perspectives on the cultural imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-book-of-monsters-by-david-ashford-9781526195456","title":"A book of monsters","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book traces the rise to prominence in the twentieth century of a sub-genre of gothic fiction that is, emphatically, a horror of enlightenment rationality rather than gothic darkness. It examines post-modern revisions of Modernist \"Promethean\" tropes in an eclectic range of gothic, fantasy, and SF writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether the subject is terror of London's churches in the psychogeographical fiction of Iain Sinclair and Alan Moore, the Orcs in the linguistic fantasies of J.R.R. Tolkien, King Kong, killer-computers, or demon-children in post-war British science-fiction, \u003cem\u003eA Book of Monsters\u003c\/em\u003e offers illuminating perspectives on the darker recesses of the post-modern imagination. It sets out a compelling, and comprehensive, overview of our contemporary unconscious.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47932088615148,"sku":"9781526195456","price":67.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781526195456-a-book-of-monsters.jpg?v=1783850218"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/david-ashford.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}