{"product_id":"9781480411050","title":"The Fantasy Writer's Assistant: And Other Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe World Fantasy Award–winning collection from the architect of the Well-Built City Trilogy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e No matter how far into the realms of space and fantasy Jeffrey Ford’s stories may venture, they have one trait in common: They’re grounded in the universal. \u003ci\u003eThe Fantasy Writer’s Assistant\u003c\/i\u003e, Ford’s debut collection, is no exception. “Creation,” which received the World Fantasy Award for Best Short Story and a nomination for a Nebula Award, relates a boy’s attempts to animate a man made of sticks and pebbles. Even as the creature’s life fades along with the summer, its loneliness and yearning for contact are palpable.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Other blends of the worldly and otherworldly are evident in “Bright Morning,” in which a man searches far and wide for a cursed Kafka book, and “At Reparata,” when the grief of a king over the death of his queen takes the form of a destructive moth that could overtake the entire kingdom. \u003ci\u003eThe Fantasy Writer’s Assistant, \u003c\/i\u003eits titular story another Nebula Award finalist, reveals Jeffrey Ford at his creative best.\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125508260080,"sku":"9781480411050","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781480411050_p0.jpg?v=1769893915","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781480411050","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}