{"product_id":"9781940535395","title":"Legend of the River King","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eJoy, Alexander B.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBoss Fight Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8\/4\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003eFeaturing a baseball-capped kid who leaves his tiny village for the wilds beyond to catch valuable creatures, Victor Interactive's 1998 Game Boy classic \u003ci\u003eLegend of the River King\u003c\/i\u003e arrived in North America mere months before \u003ci\u003ePokémon Red\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBlue\u003c\/i\u003e, raising the question: What if \u003ci\u003eRiver King\u003c\/i\u003e, the world’s first portable fishing RPG, had been the game to change culture forever?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou're invited to play along with writer and scholar Alexander B. Joy on a travelogue through the game's meadows, forests, lakes, and rivers, stopping along the way to explore \u003ci\u003eRiver King\u003c\/i\u003e's valuable insights in the fields of art, culture, philosophy, and ecology. Drawing connections to the work of Rachel Carson, Plato, Pearl Jam, David Foster Wallace, Richard Brautigan, and more, Joy shows \u003ci\u003eRiver King\u003c\/i\u003e to be a work of art in its own right.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhether you’re a diehard fan of the game or just learning of it now, Joy’s work of digital nature writing encourages readers to take a closer look at \u003ci\u003eRiver King\u003c\/i\u003e’s surprisingly rich meditations on humankind’s relation to the natural world, our fragility in the face of elemental forces, and the duty of care we owe other living beings.","brand":"Boss Fight Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47006111629567,"sku":"9781940535395","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781940535395_s600x595.jpg?v=1781545289","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9781940535395","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}