{"product_id":"planetbreakers-son-paperback","title":"Planetbreaker's Son - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNick Mamatas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUpending and recombining familiar genres with fearless abandon, Nick Mamatas is known for his wicked satires in which Horror rides shotgun with SF as they power through Fantasy's rush-hour traffic. Lanes are crossed, speed limits exceeded, and minds often blown.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur title piece, original to this volume, is something entirely new. Trust me. \"The Planetbreaker's Son\" is a starship novella in which interstellar emigrants maintain their stadium-sized vessel with dreams and play. On the fly. Think \u003cem\u003ePinocchio\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003eEnder's Game\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Ring, Ring, Ring, Ring, Ring, Ring, Ring\" is a cautionary tale about the perilous interface between ancient wizardry and modern ringtones. And it's for you. \"The Term Paper Artist\" is Nick's celebrated and hilarious how-to on embellishing the academic establishment with equal parts imitation and duct tape. Based on a true story of lies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd Featuring\u003c\/em\u003e: of course, our casually candid Outspoken Interview, in which Greek sailors, Japanese manga mavens, Doc Martens, Lovecraft, Grandma, and Kerouac mingle and mix. Care to dance?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNick Mamatas\u003c\/b\u003e is an author, anthologist, editor, and bookseller living in Oakland, California. His early nonfiction about digital culture and politics appeared in magazines such as \u003ci\u003eNew Observations, Artbyte, \u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e. Nick's first novel, \u003ci\u003eMove Under Ground\u003c\/i\u003e crossed the voice of the Beat movement with the themes of H.P. Lovecraft and became an instant cult classic. His other novels include the radical noir\u003ci\u003e Love Is the Law\u003c\/i\u003e, the satirical science fiction title \u003ci\u003eUnder My Roof\u003c\/i\u003e, and the PM Press novel \u003ci\u003eSensation\u003c\/i\u003e, which both prefigured and predicted the rise and fall of the Occupy movement. Nick's fiction and editorial work has won the Bram Stoker Award and has been nominated for four other Stokers, two World Fantasy awards, two Hugo awards, two Locus Awards, and a Shirley Jackson award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.4 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42163094913159,"sku":"9781629638348","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/04f3e2bb20bfa99ea28ca9a2aedb4218.webp?v=1733294657","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/planetbreakers-son-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}