{"product_id":"lost-souls-9780440212812","title":"Lost Souls","description":"\u003cb\u003eVampires . . . they ache, they love, they thirst for the forbidden. They are your friends and lovers, and your worst fears. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A major new voice in horror fiction . . . an electric style and no shortage of nerve.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt a club in Missing Mile, N.C., the children of the night gather, dressed in black, look for acceptance. Among them are Ghost, who sees what others do not; Ann, longing for love; and Jason, whose real name is Nothing, newly awakened to an ancient, deathless truth about his father, and himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOthers are coming to Missing Mile tonight. Three beautiful, hip vagabonds--Molochai, Twig, and the seductive Zillah, whose eyes are as green as limes--are on their own lost journey, slaking their ancient thirst for blood, looking for supple young flesh. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey find it in Nothing and Ann, leading them on a mad, illicit road trip south to New Orleans. Over miles of dark highway, Ghost pursues, his powers guiding him on a journey to reach his destiny, to save Ann from her new companions, to save Nothing from himself. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An important and original work . . . a gritty, highly literate blend of brutality and sentiment, hope and despair.\"--\u003ci\u003eScience Fiction Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoppy Z. Brite\u003c\/b\u003e's first novel, \u003ci\u003eLost Souls\u003c\/i\u003e, was nominated for Best First Novel of 1992 by the Horror Writers Association and for a Lambda Literary Award. Her second book, \u003ci\u003eDrawing Blood\u003c\/i\u003e, was also nominated for a Lambda Literary Award and the Bram Stoker Award. Her short stories have appeared in numerous anthologies. She lives and writes in New Orleans.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50888446443794,"sku":"9780440212812","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c02db795-c3f6-476a-9fe7-ffa21d4d6408.jpg?v=1738155625","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lost-souls-9780440212812","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}