{"product_id":"kakistocracy-9781647100827","title":"Kakistocracy","description":"The second volume in a critically acclaimed fantasy-humor book series. Also very topical with New York, written by a native of the City, using many of the City's landmarks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Shvartsman\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, translator, game designer, and anthologist. Over 120 of his short stories have appeared in various venues, including \u003ci\u003eAnalog\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStrange Horizons\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFireside\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWeird Tales\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGalaxy's Edge\u003c\/i\u003e.He won the \u003cb\u003eWSFA Small Press Award\u003c\/b\u003e for Short Fiction in 2014 and was a two-time finalist (2015 \u0026amp; 2017) for the Canopus Award for Excellence in Interstellar Fiction. His political fantasy novel Eridani's Crown was published in 2019.Alex's translations from Russian have appeared in magazines like \u003ci\u003eThe Magazine of Fantasy \u0026amp; Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eClarkesworld\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAsimov's\u003c\/i\u003e. He's the editor of the \u003ci\u003eUnidentified Funny Objects\u003c\/i\u003e series of humorous SF\/F, as well as other anthologies, including \u003ci\u003eThe Cackle of Cthulhu\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHumanity 2.0\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFunny Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e. He also edits and publishes \u003ci\u003eFuture Science Fiction Digest\u003c\/i\u003e.Alex has resided in Brooklyn, NY for over 30 years and draws on his experience as a New Yorker in writing \u003ci\u003eThe Conradverse Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e where Brooklyn is more than merely a background.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"CAEZIK SF \u0026 Fantasy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50487763992850,"sku":"9781647100827","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ad23e179-2ebd-4762-bed3-dde940228ca0.jpg?v=1730453377","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/kakistocracy-9781647100827","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}