{"product_id":"knife-fight-and-other-struggles-9781504064354","title":"Knife Fight: And Other Struggles","description":"\u003cb\u003eStories of the mysterious and macabre from \"Canada's answer to Stephen King\" (Helen Marshall, author of \u003ci\u003eGifts for the One Who Comes After\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In this follow-up to his award-winning debut collection, \u003ci\u003eMonstrous Affections\u003c\/i\u003e, David Nickle stretches the boundaries of horror into a sphere of \"uncertainty, of helplessness, of traditions and change. . . . The stories are sui generis in presentation, veering from the discombobulating nightmare that is 'Basements' to the squid-laden eco-satire 'Wylde's Kingdom' to the sci-fi love of 'Love Means Forever.' When it comes to this book, only two things are certain; the stories never travel where you expect, and David Nickle is a monumental talent\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Don't make the mistake of overlooking the talent based on preconceptions of what horror might be--read one of these stories and see if you aren't hooked. . . . Believe the hype. David Nickle is very good.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Anyone even vaguely interested in horror or weird fiction owes it to themselves to give David Nickle a look, and \u003ci\u003eKnife Fight and Other Struggles\u003c\/i\u003e is a great place to start.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Winnipeg Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eKnife Fight and Other Struggles\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable collection that drops some hi-fidelity weirdness on the scene. Nickle's prose has gorgeous lines of symmetry and a steel spine.\" --Laird Barron, Shirley Jackson Award-winning author\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Dynamic imagination, masterful writing of both the everyday and the nightmare, characters that breathe, and a dark sense of humor make  \u003ci\u003eKnife Fight and Other Struggles\u003c\/i\u003e] a keeper.\" --Jeffrey Ford, World Fantasy Award-winning author\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/24\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781504064354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.80d","brand":"David Nickle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38022318227637,"sku":"9781504064354","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_738925ad-efee-4518-959a-cdafa6159ebd.jpg?v=1609181204","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/knife-fight-and-other-struggles-9781504064354","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}