{"product_id":"north-american-lake-monsters-nathan-ballingrud-epub","title":"North American Lake Monsters — Nathan Ballingrud (ePub)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb data-stringify-type=\"bold\"\u003eShirley Jackson Award Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-stringify-type=\"bold\"\u003eWorld Fantasy, British Fantasy and Bram Stoker Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-stringify-type=\"bold\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Nathan Ballingrud is one of my favorite short fiction writers.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—  Jeff VanderMeer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Nathan Ballingrud’s brilliant fiction brims with imagination, integrity (I do not use that term lightly), and an authentic world-weary dread that bores directly into your heart.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Paul Tremblay\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“What Nathan Ballingrud does in \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNorth American Lake Monsters\u003c\/span\u003e is to reinvigorate the horror tradition.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—— John Langan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNathan Ballingrud’s award winning debut collection is a cornerstone of contemporary horror fiction that dismantles the boundaries around genre fiction. Shattering and luminous, \u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\"\u003eNorth American Lake Monsters \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the darker parts of the human psyche to reveal monsters, real and imagined, external and internal. They are us and we are them. What is revealed in these stories is a working class portrait of 21st century American life that is as cruel as it is fragile and as precarious as it is tenacious.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are love stories and monster stories. Monsters who wear the faces of parents, lovers, or ourselves. The people in these stories are driven to extremes by love and by desperation. Sometimes, they are ruined; sometimes redeemed. All are faced with the loneliest corners of themselves and strive to escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAllow us to introduce you to your favourite horror writer’s favourite horror writer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dead Ink Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53618675745105,"sku":null,"price":4.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/6907\/1697\/files\/81KoH-RPWIL.jpg?v=1760229528","url":"https:\/\/deadinkbooks.com\/products\/north-american-lake-monsters-nathan-ballingrud-epub","provider":"Dead Ink Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}