{"product_id":"the-black-locomotive-hardcover","title":"The Black Locomotive - Hardcover","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\u003eRian Hughes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The equivalent of London's brand-new Elizabeth line . . . vast, shiny and very, very deep' - \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, 'Best Summer Reads' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Utterly unique . . . A masterpiece' - \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Stunning . . . Brilliantly original' - \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLondon is built from concrete, steel and the creative urge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOld technology gives way to the new. Progress is inevitable - but is it more fragile than its inhabitants realise? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA strange anomaly is uncovered in the new top-secret Crossrail extension being built under Buckingham Palace. It is an archeological puzzle, one that may transform our understanding of history - and the origins of London itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd if our modern world falls, we may have to turn to the technology of the past in order to save our future.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRian Hughes is a graphic designer, illustrator, comic artist, writer and type designer who has worked extensively for the British and American advertising, music and comic book industries. He has written and drawn comics for 2000AD and Batman: Black and White, and designed logos for The Avengers, The X-Men, Superman, record label Hedkandi, MTV and James Bond. He has edited books on midcentury lifestyle illustration and custom typography, and written on semiotics, culture, and collecting vintage science fiction pulps and paperbacks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.3 x 5.7 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 July 11, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52945235738848,"sku":"9781529074420","price":31.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/fT_RaXBf9w9781529074420.webp?v=1781383045","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-black-locomotive-hardcover","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}