{"product_id":"summer-in-the-city-a-collection-of-dark-speculative-fiction-9781968143299","title":"Summer in the City: A Collection of Dark Speculative Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDreadful winter cold gave way to ominous spring growth, and now the heat threatens to obliterate all: the third volume of the In the City series has arrived, and veteran editors R. B. Wood and Anna Koon have curated another impressive lineup of international talent in \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSummer in the City\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe scorching sun heats concrete, glass, and steel nearly beyond human tolerance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe oppressive heat of Summer sits like a woolen shroud over the city, while the overextended air conditioners groan as they struggle to provide any small relief to the inhabitants. Hydrants are opened for neighborhood children to cool off, while lucky families escape to the beaches and countryside looking for an occasional breeze.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut heat is not the only thing impacting humanity's comfort.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eLas Vegas\u003c\/b\u003e heat is on for a soul purchaser who can find a seller in the city of sin...\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSentient ammonium nitrate considers a change of state during the long, sunny days in \u003cb\u003eBeirut\u003c\/b\u003e...\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo American social media influencers travel to \u003cb\u003eTokyo\u003c\/b\u003e and find more than summer humidity...\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSummer in the City: A Collection of Dark Speculative Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e is the next anthology in Ruadán Books' In the City series, full of stories set in various metropolises around the world during the hot, hazy, and lazy days of summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe heat can bring out the worst in all of us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing new stories by: Gemma Church Karl Dandenell Die Booth Lyssa Reese Michael R. Colangelo Benjamin Adams John Leahy Hannah Shearer Andrew Kozma Edward Barnfield Mia Dalia Derek Des Anges F.E. Choe Tracie McBride KB Raines Xan van Rooyen Jeff Somers NM Whitley\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a Foreword by Bram Stoker Award(R)-winning author Jamal Hodge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ruadan Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781968143299\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 472","brand":"R. B. Wood,Gemma Church","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53458946326709,"sku":"9781968143299","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781968143299.jpg?v=1791297557","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/summer-in-the-city-a-collection-of-dark-speculative-fiction-9781968143299","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}