{"product_id":"strange-animals-9798217092468","title":"Strange Animals","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn ordinary man discovers a hidden world of supernatural creatures--and an unexpected home--in this enchanting contemporary fantasy debut.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Unique, haunting, riveting, and beautifully magical.\"--Sarah Beth Durst, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Spellshop\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Anderson has conceived of such a rich world, and such a textured mythology. I can't remember a time when cryptids felt more . . . real.\"--Justin McElroy, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of the Adventure Zone series\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGreen trips on the curb, falls flat into the street, and sees the city bus speeding toward him. And then . . . \u003ci\u003eblink.\u003c\/i\u003e He's back on the curb, miraculously still alive. A five-foot-tall crow watches him from atop a nearby sign, somehow unseen by the rushing crowd of morning commuters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDesperate for answers and beset by more visions of impossible creatures, Green finds his way to a remote campsite in the Appalachian Mountains, where he meets a centuries-old teacher and begins an apprenticeship unlike anything he could imagine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnder his new mentor's grouchy tutelage, Green studies the time-bending rag moth, the glass fawn, and the menacing horned wolf. He begins to see past hidden nature's terrors and glimpse its beauty, all while befriending fellow misfits--and finding connection and community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong the way come clues about the forces that set him on this path--and, most incredibly, a sense of purpose and fulfillment like nothing he's felt before. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Green's new happiness promises to be short-lived, because alongside these marvels lurks a deadly threat to this place he's already come to love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCreepy, cozy, and beautiful, \u003ci\u003eStrange Animals\u003c\/i\u003e is a fantasy about home, belonging, and the fearfully wonderous nature all around us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217092468\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jarod K. Anderson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52107816435893,"sku":"9798217092468","price":24.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ea488977-16e5-466b-b36b-e7620664cce1.jpg?v=1765862507","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/strange-animals-9798217092468","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}