{"product_id":"the-first-wearer-9798235978379","title":"The First Wearer","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Brinda Phokeerdass\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Keshav Kumar Phokeerdass\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Keshav Kumar Phokeerdass\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Horror\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe First Wearer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore there were people, there was something that learned to wear them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, it has found Alex Mercer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt first, the changes feel like progress-cleaner habits, calmer thoughts, a life falling seamlessly into place. But beneath the surface, something ancient is learning him piece by piece, smoothing away every flaw until only perfection remains.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd perfection, Alex begins to understand, is a kind of death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the presence inside him grows stronger, a fractured remnant of who he used to be fights back-messy, emotional, and dangerously human. Together, they uncover the truth: humanity is not being destroyed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's being refined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne mind at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd something in the dark is very, very hungry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Keshav Kumar Phokeerdass","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47889788240023,"sku":"9798235978379","price":1426.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798235978379.webp?v=1781177744","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-first-wearer-9798235978379","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}