{"product_id":"book-e7ey","title":"The Mortician","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"You're not dead!\" The short man took a step back, red dripping from his gloves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I'd damn well hope not.\" I struggled to sit up. Bad move. My side felt like it had been stabbed by a red hot poker. \"Oh shit,\" I moaned. \"I've got to get back before they find out the job isn't done...\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrusters hummed in the background as I tried to identify the insignia on his uniform. Other than pegging him as Sovereignty, I didn't recognize the distorted caduceus or black ring behind it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"No, no. I prefer you dead,\" he stuttered, staggering back farther. \"I don't work on the living. They promised me--only dead ones. Aliens are OK. Even Zorixians, but not live ones.\" He shook his head. \"They need to know you're not dead and take you away.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Wait,\" I stumbled as I tried to stand, my damaged body screaming in protest. Probably not a good time to tell him about the alien DNA from my father, then. Instead, I fixated on that one word, Zorixians. \"I need to get back. How far are we from Zorix?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the man tried to reach for a panel on the wall, the ship lurched, throwing us off our feet. I braced for my impact with the floor, waiting for the hot tendrils of pain to spike out from my wounds again, but they never came.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Death Inspector B3, secure all beings. We are under attack.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnjoy a short introduction to the fantastic new series, The Fringes: Edge of the Universe. Get it today!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49432181342512,"sku":"BDe7ey","price":2.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/e7ey-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773263097","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-e7ey","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}