{"product_id":"2940150242654","title":"Explaining Cthulhu to Grandma and Other Stories","description":"40 short stories by Alex Shvartsman, winner of the 2014 WSFA Small Press Award for Short Fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* An elder god trapped in a pocket dimension turns up in the world's oldest magic pawn shop.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* A cybernetically-enhanced assassin who can't feel pain faces a dangerous adversary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* A computer hacker and a mystic team up to break into the Book of Fate and change their futures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Vatican investigators are called to examine a miracle on another planet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eand much, much more!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe e-book includes 23 bonus stories not featured in the printed edition, for a total of 63 stories! Each story includes author notes, written for this collection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \"Explaining Cthulhu to Grandma\":\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Wit, sentiment, imagination--Alex Shvartsman's got them all.\" -Mike Resnick, Hugo award winner.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Fantastic variety and scope ... Prepare to be entertained, delighted and amazed.\" -Esther Friesner, Nebula award winner.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"His stories feature tightly constructed, intricate, puzzle-like plots with clever banter and plenty of fresh, twisted pop culture references.\" -Ken Liu, Hugo and Nebula award winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Full of intriguing ideas and wit.\" -Jody Lynn Nye, bestselling author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A wonderful collection of short stories that will make you laugh, think and feel.\" -Gini Koch, bestselling author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If you ever need to explain Cthulhu to your Grandma, this is the place to start.\" -Henry Gee, senior editor at Nature.","brand":"UFO Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47176967454960,"sku":"2940150242654","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940150242654_p0.jpg?v=1763741415","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940150242654","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}