{"product_id":"no-gods-no-monsters-9781982603724","title":"No Gods, No Monsters","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe captivating first novel in The Convergence Saga by Cadwell Turnbull, the award-winning author of The Lesson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Indie Next Pick\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA LibraryReads Pick\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNamed A Most Anticipated Book by Bustle, Buzzfeed, Forbes, GoodReads, Marie Claire, The Millions, and Tor.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfound and unsettling in the best way...Sharp, insightful social commentary wrapped up in a tale of the uncanny. -Rebecca Roanhorse, New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTurnbull delves into the complexities of injustice and identity in this powerhouse contemporary fantasy...Fantasy fans won't want to miss this. -Publishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne October morning, Laina gets the news that her brother has been shot and killed by Boston cops. But what looks like a case of police brutality soon reveals something much stranger. Monsters are real. And they want everyone to know it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs creatures from myth and legend come out of the shadows, seeking safety through visibility, their emergence sets off a chain of seemingly unrelated events. Members of a local werewolf pack are threatened into silence. A professor follows a missing friend's trail of bread crumbs to a mysterious secret society. And a young boy with unique abilities seeks refuge in a pro-monster organization with secrets of its own. Meanwhile, more people start disappearing, suicides and hate crimes increase, and protests erupt globally, both for and against the monsters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the center is a mystery no one thinks to ask: Why now? What has frightened the monsters out of the dark?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe world will soon find out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTurnbull, Cadwell:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCadwell Turnbull\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Lesson\u003c\/em\u003e. His short fiction has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe Verge\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLightspeed\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNightmare\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAsimov's Science Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e, and several anthologies, including \u003cem\u003eThe Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2018\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy 2019\u003c\/em\u003e. His first novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Lesson\u003c\/em\u003e, was the winner of the 2020 Neukom Institute Literary Award in the debut category. The novel was also short-listed for the VCU Cabell Award and long-listed for the Massachusetts Book Award. Turnbull lives in Raleigh and teaches at North Carolina State University.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50625856241938,"sku":"9781982603724","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f8114816-68c4-4037-8bc8-362e3cdae14a.jpg?v=1732642020","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/no-gods-no-monsters-9781982603724","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}