{"product_id":"the-sixth-a-modern-retelling-of-faust-paperback","title":"The Sixth: A Modern Retelling of Faust - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoshua Bish\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen the Mausoleum opened, the world believed monsters had escaped. They were wrong. Some monsters don't crawl from ancient tombs. Some earn your trust.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeremiah Hale is a good man. At least, Gretchen Miller believes he is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuiet, thoughtful, and almost painfully kind, Jeremiah is the newest face at West Virginia University. He remembers how Gretchen takes her coffee. He listens when she speaks. And beneath all his awkward hesitation is a man she finds herself falling for faster than she ever expected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's only one problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeremiah doesn't believe he's worthy of her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen, on a rain-soaked night in Morgantown, he encounters a beautiful stranger beside an ancient mausoleum. His name is Mephistopheles, and he offers Jeremiah everything he believes he lacks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConfidence. Influence. Success. Strength.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe power to become the man Jeremiah believes Gretchen deserves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe price?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnce a month. On the sixth day. Before midnight. A life.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeremiah can refuse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, he says yes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the terrifying thing is... \u003cstrong\u003eit works.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Jeremiah becomes everything he ever wanted to be, Gretchen falls deeper in love. Their future begins to take shape. And every sixth day, somewhere in the darkness, another debt comes due.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut bargains with the Devil were never meant to make men better.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThey only reveal what was already there.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the mountains, rain-soaked streets, and old stone of West Virginia, \u003cem\u003eThe Sixth\u003c\/em\u003e is a modern Appalachian reimagining of the Faust legend, a tale of love, loneliness, damnation, and the terrible things people convince themselves are necessary to become worthy of being loved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSome bargains never end. Some debts demand everything.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sixth: A Modern Retelling of Faust\u003c\/em\u003e is a standalone entry in the \u003cem\u003eMausoleum of Monsters\u003c\/em\u003e anthology series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 244\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 31, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68070962495736,"sku":"9798240816277","price":16.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/04FA8enXiW9798240816277.webp?v=1794448245","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/the-sixth-a-modern-retelling-of-faust-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}