{"product_id":"shriek-an-afterword-9780374538637","title":"Shriek: An Afterword","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eBorne\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAnnihilation\u003c\/i\u003e comes the paperback reissue of his cult classic \u003ci\u003eShriek: An Afterword\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn epic yet personal look at several decades of life, love, and death in the imaginary city of Ambergris--previously chronicled in Jeff VanderMeer's acclaimed \u003ci\u003eCity of Saints and Madmen\u003c\/i\u003e--\u003ci\u003eShriek: An Afterword\u003c\/i\u003e relates the scandalous, heartbreaking, and horrifying secret history of two squabbling siblings and their confidantes, protectors, and enemies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNarrated with flamboyant intensity and under increasingly urgent conditions by the ex-society figure Janice Shriek, this afterword presents a vivid gallery of characters and events, emphasizing the adventures of Janice's brother Duncan, a historian obsessed with a doomed love affair and a secret that may kill or transform him; a war between rival publishing houses that will change Ambergris forever; and the gray caps, a marginalized people armed with advanced fungal technologies, who have been waiting underground for their chance to mold the future of the city. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter reading this introduction to the Family Shriek--part academic treatise, part tell-all biography--you'll never look at history in quite the same way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e VanderMeer, Jeff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/11\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374538637\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 4.90w x 0.90d","brand":"Jeff VanderMeer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39806180524107,"sku":"9780374538637","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_5ed84a83-86d8-450d-9b7a-4ca684952d8c.jpg?v=1657721399","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/shriek-an-afterword-9780374538637","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}