{"product_id":"the-good-guys","title":"The Good Guys","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLonglisted for the 2020 Epigram Books Fiction Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/The_Good_Guys-Sample.pdf?v=1612143785\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e    |    Get the e-book on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B09BXZB2D7\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAmazon\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/search?q=9789814901543\u0026amp;c=books\u0026amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e    |    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/2588604-The-Good-Guys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Good Guys\u003c\/i\u003e is a tale of failure and redemption. Set in Singapore in the not-so-distant future, superheroes, born from a worldwide conflict called War of the Long Winter, save the day. But who will save them when they break? \u003ci\u003eThe Good Guys\u003c\/i\u003e is Darren Chen, a third-year law undergraduate’s first novel. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eDeep beneath the Singapore General Hospital is The Vault—a hidden sanctuary for broken superheroes in need of a little time-out. Away from the eyes of the worshipping public, they take the sofa and have a dose of therapy. But when a death occurs, the facility is immediately locked down. Small-time superhero, Landslide, finds himself in a whodunnit, and realises that being cooped up underground amongst unstable superheroes with immense power is not the best place to be…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\"Mysterious, engaging and pleasantly philosophical, \u003cem\u003eThe Good Guys\u003c\/em\u003e offers a refreshing perspective on the superhero genre.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Teo Xue Shen, author of \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/children-of-the-ark?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=a3328b500\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eChildren of the Ark\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/18-walls?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=a5c82b253\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e18 Walls\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\"I haven’t seen a superhero movie in a long while, let alone read a book about superheroes. I wasn’t expecting much, so imagine my surprise when Chen’s debut novel captured my full attention.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe tale is fast-paced yet easy to follow ... as it descends into a thrilling whodunnit, and concludes with an epic battle scene. In the end, the end is fitting and even stereotypical but will leave you cheering and feeling exultant. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAn engaging, imaginative spectacle with lots of heart - I enjoyed this book and I think you will too.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—Joy Fang, @mylifeoftext\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDarren Chen\u003c\/strong\u003e is a third-year undergraduate with the National University of Singapore’s Faculty of Law. Before matriculating, he served as a Lieutenant with the Republic of Singapore Navy, and prior to that, he graduated from the Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) in 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHe started writing short-form prose when he joined the Ministry of Education’s Creative Arts Programme back in Secondary School. Up until that point, his usual avenues of artistic expression were drawing and painting. Realising that he had some capacity for creative writing allowed him to escape from the mundane routine of student life and build worlds beyond of the classroom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32278945988721,"sku":"9789814901536","price":26.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/TheGoodGuys-CVF.jpg?v=1627024144","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/the-good-guys","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}