{"product_id":"whalefall-hardcover","title":"Whalefall - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Kraus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Martian\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003e127 Hours\u003c\/i\u003e in this \"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003epowerfully humane\" (Owen King, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author) \u003c\/b\u003eand scientifically accurate thriller about a scuba diver who's been swallowed by an eighty-foot, sixty-ton sperm whale and has only one hour to escape before his oxygen runs out. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJay Gardiner has given himself a fool's errand--to find the remains of his deceased father in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Monastery Beach. He knows it's a long shot, but Jay feels it's the only way for him to lift the weight of guilt he has carried since his dad's death by suicide the previous year. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The dive begins well enough, but the sudden appearance of a giant squid puts Jay in very real jeopardy, made infinitely worse by the arrival of a sperm whale looking to feed. Suddenly, Jay is caught in the squid's tentacles and drawn into the whale's mouth where he is pulled into the first of its four stomachs. He quickly realizes he has only one hour before his oxygen tanks run out--one hour to defeat his demons and escape the belly of a whale. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Suspenseful and cinematic, \u003ci\u003eWhalefall\u003c\/i\u003e is an \"astoundingly great\" (Gillian Flynn, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author) thriller about a young man who has given up on life...only to find a reason to live in the most dangerous and unlikely of places.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel Kraus is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of more than a dozen novels and graphic novels. He coauthored \u003ci\u003eThe Living Dead\u003c\/i\u003e with legendary filmmaker George A. Romero. With Guillermo del Toro, he coauthored \u003ci\u003eThe Shape of Water\u003c\/i\u003e, based on the same idea the two created for the Oscar-winning film. Also with del Toro, Kraus coauthored \u003ci\u003eTrollhunters\u003c\/i\u003e, which was adapted into the Emmy-winning Netflix series. He has won two Odyssey Awards (for \u003ci\u003eRotters\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eScowler\u003c\/i\u003e), and \u003ci\u003eThe Death and Life of Zebulon Finch\u003c\/i\u003e was named one of \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e's Top 10 Books of the Year. His books have been Library Guild selections, YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults picks, Bram Stoker finalists, and more. His work has been translated into over twenty languages. Daniel lives with his wife in Chicago. Visit him at DanielKraus.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 08, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42134917283975,"sku":"9781665918169","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/65c22b760f3ed79c10b35c45dfd9025e.webp?v=1732645600","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/whalefall-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}