{"product_id":"the-legend-of-charlie-fish-9781616963941","title":"The Legend of Charlie Fish","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Odd, creepy, funny, \u003c\/i\u003eThe Black Lagoon\u003ci\u003e meets the \u003c\/i\u003eSix Gun\u003ci\u003e universe. High up on the way-cool factor. You need this.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Joe R. Lansdale, Edgar Award-winning author of the Hap and Leonard series\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAs an unlikely found-family flees toward Galveston, a psychic young girl bonds with Charlie Fish, an enigmatic gill-man. Meanwhile, they are pursued by bounty hunters determined to profit from the spectacle of Charlie. But the Great Storm--the worst natural disaster in U.S. history--is on its way. Josh Rountree's strikingly original debut novel ranges effortlessly between the Gothic, pulp, literary, Western, and comedic. With his vivid imagery, evocative storytelling, and uncanny wit, Rountree enters the fine tradition of Texan storytellers, wading into \u003c\/i\u003eTrue Grit\u003ci\u003e by way of \u003c\/i\u003eThe Shape of Water\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs always, Floyd Betts rides into town alone. He arrives for his father's funeral, but he is returning to Galveston, Texas, with two orphaned siblings he has rescued. Nellie, who is descended from a long line of witches, has visions from other people's minds. Hank, her impulsive younger brother, just wants to break out his outsized revolver. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong the way home, Floyd, Nellie, and Hank encounter a dubious traveling salesman, Professor Finn, and his henchman, Kentucky Jim. They are struggling to capture a fish-man in order to put him on cruel display. When Nellie taps into the peril of the gentle Charlie Fish, Floyd's makeshift family expands to include the lost, two-legged amphibian. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the circus charlatans in pursuit, ominous winds are picking up from an impending hurricane. Meanwhile, all Charlie Fish wants is to return to his home at sea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJosh Rountree has published more than sixty stories in a wide variety of magazines and anthologies, including \u003ci\u003eBeneath Ceaseless Skies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRealms of Fantasy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Deadlands\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBourbon Penn\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePseudoPod\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePodCastle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDaily Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Punk Rock Future\u003c\/i\u003e. Several of his stories have received honorable mentions in \u003ci\u003eThe Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventeenth and Twenty-First Annual Collections\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eThe Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection\u003c\/i\u003e. His latest short fiction collection is \u003ci\u003eFantastic Americana: Stories\u003c\/i\u003e from Fairwood Press. Josh lives somewhere in the untamed wilds of Texas with his wife and children, and he tweets about books, records, and guitars at @josh_rountree.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tachyon Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50719581667602,"sku":"9781616963941","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8aacc478-1a97-4eb0-8beb-5c28d93355f7.jpg?v=1734669014","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-legend-of-charlie-fish-9781616963941","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}