{"product_id":"2940169238518","title":"All the Names They Used for God: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Dave Eggers and Kelly Link, an exhilarating collection of stories that explores the mysterious, often dangerous forces that shape our livesamp;mdash;from censorship and terrorism to technology and online dating.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning centuries, continents, and a diverse set of characters, these alluringly strange stories are united by each character's struggle with fate. In a secret, subterranean world beneath the prairie of the Old West, a homesteader risks her life in search of a safe haven. A workman in Andrew Carnegie's steel mills is turned into a medical oddity by the brutal power of the furnacesamp;mdash;and is eventually revitalized by his condition. A young woman created through genetic manipulation is destroyed by the same force that gave her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith her distinctive blend of magical realism, science, and poetic prose, Anjali Sachdeva demonstrates a preternatural ability to laser in on our fears, our hopes, and our longings in order to point out intrinsic truths about society and humanity. \"Killer of Kings\" starts with John Milton writing \u003ci\u003eParadise Lost \u003c\/i\u003eand questions the very nature of poweramp;mdash;and the ability to see any hero as a tyrant with just a change in perspective. The title story presents a stirring imagining of the aftermath of the kidnapping of Nigerian schoolgirls by Boko Haram that leaves us pondering what is lost when we survive the unsurvivable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike many of us, the characters in this collection are in pursuit of the sublime, and find themselves looking not just to divinity but to science, nature, psychology, and industry, forgetting that their new, logical deities are no more trustworthy than the tempestuous gods of the olden days. Along the way, they walk the knife-edge between wonder and terror, salvation and destruction. \u003ci\u003eAll the Names They Used for God\u003c\/i\u003e is an entrancing work of speculative fiction that heralds Anjali Sachdeva as an invigorating, incomparable new voice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudiobook Table of Contents:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE WORLD BY NIGHT, read by Cassandra Campbell\u003cbr\u003eGLASS-LUNG, read by Cassandra Campbell\u003cbr\u003eLOGGING LAKE, read by Cassandra Campbell\u003cbr\u003eKILLER OF KINGS, read by Cassandra Campbell\u003cbr\u003eALL THE NAMES FOR GOD, read by Zainab Jah\u003cbr\u003eROBERT GREENMAN AND THE MERMAID, read by Cassandra Campbell\u003cbr\u003eANYTHING YOU MIGHT WANT, read by Cassandra Campbell\u003cbr\u003eMANUS, read by Will Damron\u003cbr\u003ePLEIADES, read by Jorjeana Marie and MacLeod Andrews\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47101841539312,"sku":"2940169238518","price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169238518_p0.jpg?v=1763770867","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169238518","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}