{"product_id":"beast-of-the-heartland-and-other-stories-paperback","title":"Beast of the Heartland: And Other Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLucius Shepard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Brings to mind the best work of Graham Greene, Robert Stone, and Ward Just.\"--\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe fiction of Lucius Shepard has more to do with Joseph Conrad than Isaac Asimov. Fascinated by deception and decay, and generally labeled a cyberpunk writer, his work transcends the limits of genre fiction. \u003ci\u003eBeast of the Heartland\u003c\/i\u003e contains seven tales that explore the dark side where science fiction meets horror. Headed by the award-winning \"Barnacle Bill the Spacer,\" a story of high-space mutiny, the book includes \"A Little Night Music,\" a gothic tale of insanity; \"All the Perfumes of Araby,\" where an adventurer in the Middle East links up with an ancient entity; \"Human History,\" a postapocalyptic chiller; \"Sports in America,\" a noir tale in the Chandler tradition; \"The Sun Spider,\" a mini space opera; and the title story--an ingenious picture of a battered boxer on the decline.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLucius Shepard\u003c\/b\u003e twice won the World Fantasy Award. He also won the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards for science-fiction writing several times in addition to the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 8.04 x 5.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 31, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53191495352627,"sku":"9781568581262","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/aCt3R0h5bDJwVUliSzhETlkwd1RIUT09.webp?v=1775044878","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/beast-of-the-heartland-and-other-stories-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}