{"title":"Historical fantasy","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"fevre-dream","title":"Fevre Dream","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 40th anniversary of George R.R. Martin's classic southern gothic novel finds it just as gripping today as it was on its release.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbner Marsh has had his dearest wish come true - he has built the Fevre Dream, the finest steamship ever to sail the Mississippi. Abner hopes to race the boat some day, but his partner is making it hard for him to realise his ambition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoshua York put up the money for the Fevre Dream, but now rumours have started about the company he keeps, his odd eating habits and strange hours. 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