{"product_id":"ordinary-monsters-9781250833679","title":"Ordinary Monsters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER * \"Charles Dickens meets Joss Whedon in Miro's otherworldly Netflix-binge-like novel.\" \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMOST ANTICIPATED SFF BOOK of 2022 by \u003ci\u003eTor, The Nerd Daily, BookBub, Philadelphia Inquirer, Goodreads, CrimeReads, Buzzfeed, Professional Book Nerds\u003c\/i\u003e, and more!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEST BOOK OF SUMMER 2022 by\u003ci\u003e SheReads, Book Riot, Goodreads, Gizmodo, Daily Beast, Paste Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003e and more!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIN THIS STUNNING HISTORICAL FANTASY\u003c\/i\u003e, journey to the Victorian era, as children with mysterious powers are hunted by a figure of darkness in a battle of good vs. evil...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eOrdinary Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e is a towering achievement: a dazzling mountain of wild invention, Dickensian eccentrics, supernatural horrors, and gripping suspense. Be warned... once you step into this penny dreadful to end all penny dreadfuls, you'll never want to leave.\" --Joe Hill, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fireman\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHeart-Shaped Box\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCharlie Ovid, despite surviving a brutal childhood in Mississippi, doesn't have a scar on him. His body heals itself, whether he wants it to or not. Marlowe, a foundling from a railway freight car, shines with a strange bluish light. He can melt or mend flesh. When Alice Quicke, a jaded detective with her own troubled past, is recruited to escort them to safety, all three begin a journey into the nature of difference and belonging, and the shadowy edges of the monstrous. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat follows is a story of wonder and betrayal, from the gaslit streets of London, and the wooden theaters of Meiji-era Tokyo, to an eerie estate outside Edinburgh where other children with gifts--like Komako, a witch-child and twister of dust, and Ribs, a girl who cloaks herself in invisibility--are forced to combat the forces that threaten their safety. There, the world of the dead and the world of the living threaten to collide. With this new found family, Komako, Marlowe, Charlie, Ribs, and the rest of the Talents discover the truth about their abilities. And as secrets within the Institute unfurl, a new question arises: \u003ci\u003eWhat truly defines a monster? \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eRiveting in its scope, exquisitely written, \u003ci\u003eOrdinary Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e presents a catastrophic vision of the Victorian world--and of the gifted, broken children who must save it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. M. Miro\u003c\/b\u003e lives and writes in the Pacific Northwest. \u003ci\u003eOrdinary Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book in The Talents series.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Flatiron Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50580361478418,"sku":"9781250833679","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_49360140-17f3-4a6e-951a-a026fa65dfeb.jpg?v=1737302313","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ordinary-monsters-9781250833679","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}