{"product_id":"the-loudest-place-on-earth-9781967510412","title":"The Loudest Place on Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2026 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist, Fantasy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnly Ludwig can save the fairies-if he can be bothered to.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong before sirens and subways, New York's first residents-noise-loathing fairies-fled underground to escape the city's ever-increasing roar. Now, after centuries of failed plots to bring silence to the city, they're trying something new: hiring a human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When Ludwig, a comfort-obsessed slacker, begins hearing a word no one else remembers speaking, he follows its trail to a hidden fairy society beneath Times Square. There, he meets An Exalted Northwind, a fairy enchantress determined to forgo her species' signature fondness for cruelty in favor of peacefully reclaiming the surface. But she can't do it without a human go-between.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As payment for Ludwig's help, she offers him a ruby-defecating piglet. Unfortunately for the fairies, Ludwig's sudden wealth leaves him free to do any job except the one he's been given-like becoming an athleisure fashion mogul. As the fairies become increasingly desperate, Ludwig must choose between comfort and accountability before New York City is forever undone by fairy vengeance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Loudest Place on Earth\u003c\/em\u003e is an urban fable of defiance and consequence, where even magic must make way for the modern.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e GFB\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781967510412\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.84d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ken Ziegler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53273401688245,"sku":"9781967510412","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781967510412.jpg?v=1789485472","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-loudest-place-on-earth-9781967510412","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}