{"product_id":"the-comet-a-classic-black-science-fiction-story-of-the-apocalypse","title":"The Comet: A Classic Black Science Fiction Story of the Apocalypse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA short-read pocket book of Afrofuturist science fiction from one of the greatest minds of the 20th century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Comet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a visionary tale of race, apocalypse, and unexpected human connection. First published in 1920, this overlooked short story by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eW.E.B. Du Bois\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e now stands as a foundational work of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAfrofuturist fiction,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea cosmic parable about social collapse and spiritual reckoning.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen a mysterious comet strikes New York City, only two people seem to survive: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJim\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a Black man working deep in a bank vault, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJulia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a wealthy white woman trapped in the silent devastation above. As the city around them vanishes into ash and silence, the rules of the old world fall away... and a new, uneasy intimacy begins to take shape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn stark, lyrical prose, Du Bois explores what remains when power, race, and class dissolve in the face of cosmic upheaval. The result is a brief but haunting meditation on humanity, prejudice, and the possibility of rebirth in the ruins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThis edition features:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA bold new design with Afrofuturist illustrations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA curated “About the Author” section and historical framing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDu Bois’s own reflections on the meaning of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Comet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBoth timeless and timely,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Comet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einvites readers to imagine a world unmade (and remade) by the forces that lie beyond it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"W.E.B. Du Bois","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45503783960630,"sku":null,"price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0595\/9814\/3542\/files\/71DYFGVUEjL._SL1500.jpg?v=1777319327","url":"https:\/\/peabodybookemporium.com\/products\/the-comet-a-classic-black-science-fiction-story-of-the-apocalypse","provider":"Peabody Book Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}