{"product_id":"krampus-the-yule-lord-paperback","title":"Krampus: The Yule Lord - 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\u003eBrom\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Terrific. A wild ride....I loved it. It hooked me and I couldn't put it down.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Mike Mignola, creator of \u003cem\u003eHellboy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Brom is that rare breed: a person who is skilled in more than one area of artistic expression. Here's hoping that he will continue to share his dark and often beautiful dreams with us for many years to come.\" --Christopher Paolini, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eEragon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed author and artist Brom raised eyebrows and pulse rates with \u003cem\u003eThe Child Thief\u003c\/em\u003e, his grim, brilliantly audacious, gorgeously illustrated reimagining of the Peter Pan legend. So what does this innovative fantasist do for an encore? He tinkers darkly with the beloved mythology of Santa Claus. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in Appalachia, \u003cem\u003eKrampus the Yule Lord\u003c\/em\u003e is a twisted fairytale about a failed West Virginia songwriter who gets ensnared on Christmas Eve in an eternal war between a not-so-saintly Saint Nick and his dark enemy Krampus, aka Black Peter, an ancient trickster demon. \u003cem\u003eKrampus the Yule Lord\u003c\/em\u003e is Gregory Maguire (\u003cem\u003eWicked\u003c\/em\u003e) meets Susanna Clarke (\u003cem\u003eJonathan Strange \u0026amp; Mr. Norrell\u003c\/em\u003e) in the realm of Guillermo Del Toro's \u003cem\u003ePan's Labyrinth\u003c\/em\u003e, as Clive Barker (\u003cem\u003eMr. B. Gone\u003c\/em\u003e) works his dark sorcery from the shadows. Once again featuring Brom's chillingly beautiful artwork throughout, \u003cem\u003eKrampus the Yule Lord\u003c\/em\u003e is a feast of wonder straight from the kitchen of Sweeney Todd.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSanta Claus, my dear old friend, you are a thief, a traitor, a slanderer, a murderer, a liar, but worst of all you are a mockery of everything for which I stood. You have sung your last ho, ho, ho, for I am coming for your head. . . . I am coming to take back what is mine, to take back Yuletide . . .\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author and artist of \u003cem\u003eThe Child Thief\u003c\/em\u003e returns with a modern fabulist tale of Krampus, the Lord of Yule and the dark enemy of Santa Claus\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne Christmas Eve in a small hollow in Boone County, West Virginia, struggling songwriter Jesse Walker witnesses a strange spectacle: seven devilish figures chasing a man in a red suit toward a sleigh and eight reindeer. When the reindeer leap skyward, taking the sleigh, devil men, and Santa into the clouds, screams follow. Moments later, a large sack plummets back to earth, a magical sack that thrusts the down-on-his-luck singer into the clutches of the terrifying Yule Lord, Krampus. But the lines between good and evil become blurred as Jesse's new master reveals many dark secrets about the cherry-cheeked Santa Claus, including how half a millennium ago the jolly old saint imprisoned Krampus and usurped his magic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow Santa's time is running short, for the Yule Lord is determined to have his retribution and reclaim Yuletide. If Jesse can survive this ancient feud, he might have the chance to redeem himself in his family's eyes, to save his own broken dreams . . . and to help bring the magic of Yule to the impoverished fold of Boone County.\u003c\/p\u003e--Christopher Paolini, bestelling author of \u003ci\u003eEragon\u003c\/i\u003e on KRAMPUS\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSanta Claus, my dear old friend, you are a thief, a traitor, a slanderer, a murderer, a liar, but worst of all you are a mockery of everything for which I stood. You have sung your last ho, ho, ho, for I am coming for your head. . . . I am coming to take back what is mine, to take back Yuletide . . .\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author and artist of \u003cem\u003eThe Child Thief\u003c\/em\u003e returns with a modern fabulist tale of Krampus, the Lord of Yule and the dark enemy of Santa Claus\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne Christmas Eve in a small hollow in Boone County, West Virginia, struggling songwriter Jesse Walker witnesses a strange spectacle: seven devilish figures chasing a man in a red suit toward a sleigh and eight reindeer. When the reindeer leap skyward, taking the sleigh, devil men, and Santa into the clouds, screams follow. Moments later, a large sack plummets back to earth, a magical sack that thrusts the down-on-his-luck singer into the clutches of the terrifying Yule Lord, Krampus. But the lines between good and evil become blurred as Jesse's new master reveals many dark secrets about the cherry-cheeked Santa Claus, including how half a millennium ago the jolly old saint imprisoned Krampus and usurped his magic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow Santa's time is running short, for the Yule Lord is determined to have his retribution and reclaim Yuletide. If Jesse can survive this ancient feud, he might have the chance to redeem himself in his family's eyes, to save his own broken dreams . . . and to help bring the magic of Yule to the impoverished fold of Boone County.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.1 x 7.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 27, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987589366061,"sku":"9780062095664","price":23.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/WXhETzREdlY1bnFlMTN4clhPZ0Jkdz09.webp?v=1776182851","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/krampus-the-yule-lord-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}