{"product_id":"9780575114432","title":"The Songbirds of Pain","description":"Garry Kilworth's first collection shows him to be one of the most original and enjoyable writers in the field. The thirteen stories in \u003ci\u003eThe Songbirds of Pain\u003c\/i\u003e mix science fiction and fantasy, with a dash of unclassifiable strangeness. Kilworth is particularly adept at evoking colourful and exotic locales in distant parts of the world, as in 'The Dissemblers', a story set in the Arabian deserts, about a man resorting to bizarre self-torture in his attempts to see beyond the veil of death. 'Blind Windows' is an adventure set in the Far East, reminiscent of an updated Rider Haggard: a group of Westerners searching for some fabled crystals find their way into a hidden underground world. 'Scarlet Fever' is about an artist in a sterile future society who gives himself the disease in an attempt to stimulate creativity. And the titled story tells of a woman who undergoes a strange and painful series of treatments in order to achieve perfect beauty.","brand":"Orion Publishing Group, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47074732572912,"sku":"9780575114432","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780575114432_p0.jpg?v=1763720981","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780575114432","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}