{"product_id":"fiend-9780770436339","title":"Fiend","description":"\u003cb\u003eThere's more than one kind of monster.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Chase first sees the little girl in umbrella socks disemboweling the Rottweiler, he's not too concerned. As a longtime meth addict, he's no stranger to such horrifying, drug-fueled hallucinations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut as he and his fellow junkies soon discover, the little girl is no illusion. The end of the world really has arrived. And with Chase's life already shattered by addiction, the apocalypse might actually be an \u003ci\u003eopportunity--\u003c\/i\u003ea last chance to hit restart, win back the love of his life, and become the person he once dreamed of being. That is, if the darkness inside him doesn't destroy everything--again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePETER STENSON\u003c\/b\u003e received his MFA from Colorado State University in 2012. His stories and essays have been published in \u003ci\u003eThe Sun, The Bellevue Literary Review, The Greensboro Review, Confrontation, Post Road, Fugue, Harpur Palate, The Pinch, Blue Mesa Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. He is also a recovering addict and has been sober for 10 years. He lives with his wife and daughter in Denver.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50872797495570,"sku":"9780770436339","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_518a46f8-a924-42ac-84ce-ac0e76b73fd8.jpg?v=1737910849","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/fiend-9780770436339","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}