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HNIC (limited edition signed package)

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Prodigy, from the legendary hip-hop group Mobb Deep, launches Akashic’s new Infamous Books imprint with a story of loyalty, vengeance, and greed.

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What people are saying…

“You can tell that a true lyricist created this gritty tale about greed, betrayal, and street romance. The wordplay is dead on. Combine that with the details that give the freshness of immediate experience and you are no longer reading the story, you are suddenly a character in it. This is what good writing does—it puts you right there in the middle of the action. Excellent read. Salute!”
—Miasha, best-selling author of Secret Society

“Prodigy is a proven storyteller and his skills spill over into the literature game effortlessly. This is a five-star read.”
—JaQuavis Coleman, best-selling coauthor of the Cartel series

“H.N.I.C. is a quick yet engaging read that kept me flipping the pages to see what would happen next.”
—K’wan, best-selling author of Animal


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THIS PAGE IS FOR THE LIMITED EDITION SIGNED PACKAGE FOR H.N.I.C. BY ALBERT “PRODIGY” JOHNSON; CLICK [HERE] FOR THE REGULAR (UNSIGNED) PAPERBACK AND HARDCOVER EDITIONS.

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The cost of the limited edition package is $50 USD for customers within the United States, plus $10 for UPS Ground shipping. (All non-U.S. orders, including those to Canada, will be charged $35 to cover the *exact* cost of International Priority Mail postage.) We are only able to ship this item via UPS Ground within the United States; and via USPS Priority Mail to overseas customers. Note that all orders will ship within 1 business day.

This LIMITED package includes the following items:

  • One hardcover copy of H.N.I.C. autographed by Albert “Prodigy” Johnson.
  • A 5×7 photo of Albert “Prodigy” Johnson, individually signed by the author.
  • One H.N.I.C. T-shirt.
  • One H.N.I.C. CD.

We will send shipping confirmation e-mails (with relevant tracking details) as soon as your order has been mailed.

Please click [here] to purchase the regular trade paperback or hardcover editions of the book—without any limited or signed bonus materials. (The retail price of the paperback is $11.95; the hardcover edition is $19.95.)

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, e-mail ibrahim [AT] akashicbooks [DOT] com.

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Click here to read a front page New York Times Arts Section feature about H.N.I.C. and the Infamous Books imprint.

Prodigy, from the legendary hip-hop group Mobb Deep, launches Akashic’s new Infamous Books imprint with a story of loyalty, vengeance, and greed.

Pappy tries to break out of the game before the head of his crew, Black, gets them all killed. Against his better judgment Pappy agrees to do one last job, but only because it’s the price of his freedom. He knows Black can’t be trusted. He knows his “brother” would rather see him dead than let him walk away. Yet he still agrees to do the job because Black isn’t the only one who can’t be trusted. Sometimes you have to kill for what you want.

Further developing the stark realism and uncompromising streetwise narratives of his lyrics, H.N.I.C. cements Prodigy’s position as one of the foremost chroniclers of contemporary urban life. Simultaneously a fast-paced crime drama and an engrossing, unsentimental moral tale, H.N.I.C. peers into the dark heart that underpins the codes of loyalty and friendship, betrayal and vengeance.

With H.N.I.C., Prodigy inaugurates Infamous Books, a revolutionary partnership that pairs the Infamous Records brand with Brooklyn-based independent publisher Akashic Books. Infamous Books’ mission is to connect readers worldwide to crime fiction and street lit authors both familiar and new. Future releases include works by national best sellers JaQuavis Coleman, K’wan, Miasha, Prodigy, and many others.


Book Details

  • Hardcover: 128 pages
  • Published: 7/16/13
  • IBSN: LIMITEDPREORDER

Authors

ALBERT “PRODIGY” JOHNSON, as one half of the hip-hop phenomenon Mobb Deep, has sold millions of albums and recorded with the elite of hip-hop, R&B, and rock. Prodigy is the founder and curator of Infamous Books, and is the author of the memoir My Infamous Life and coauthor, with Steven Savile, of H.N.I.C.. He lives in Queens, New York.

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STEVEN SAVILE, a multiple finalist for the British Fantasy Award, has written for Doctor Who, Torchwood, Primeval, Stargate, Warhammer, Sláine, Fireborn, Pathfinder, and other popular game and comic series. He wrote the story for the international best-selling computer game Battlefield 3, which sold over five million copies in its week of release, and served as head writer for the popular online children’s game Spineworld. He is coauthor, with Albert “Prodigy” Johnson, of H.N.I.C.

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