{"product_id":"9781892389671","title":"Use Once, Then Destroy : Stories","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eUse Once, Then Destroy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Conrad Williams\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA serial killer is removing victims' hands in a Venice shackled by winter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA woman at the end of her tether finds a terrible release on holiday in the fens of East Anglia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA man is haunted by graffiti, and finds that his road to discovering the perpetrator leads to death. and worse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA husband trying to comfort his terminally ill wife seeks help in a forbidden zone from his childhood, where blood is the price of perfection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this spellbinding collection of his best stories from the last ten years, award-winning writer Conrad Williams offers the kind of horrors that move subtly into you, like pain, or love, or regret. They are stories that explore the scarred outposts of desperation and desire, sickness and death, sex and decay.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWithin these pages you will also find the acclaimed novella Nearly People (nominated for awards by the International Horror Guild and the British Fantasy Society), in which a woman's search for food in a nightmarish city brings her attention from an enigmatic man known as The Dancer, and a host of terrible epiphanies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--Publishers Weekly (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncludes three stories never before seen: Nest of Salt, The Night Before and The Owl.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Machine\u003cbr\u003eSupple Bodies\u003cbr\u003eThe Light that Passes Through You\u003cbr\u003eNest of Salt\u003cbr\u003eCity in Aspic\u003cbr\u003eOther Skins\u003cbr\u003eThe Windmill\u003cbr\u003eWire\u003cbr\u003eThe Burn\u003cbr\u003eThe Owl\u003cbr\u003eThe Night Before\u003cbr\u003eEdge\u003cbr\u003eMacCreadle's Bike\u003cbr\u003eKnown\u003cbr\u003eThe Suicide Pit\u003cbr\u003eExcuse the Unusual Approach\u003cbr\u003eNearly People\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSkyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781892389671\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Night Shade","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40592490037454,"sku":"9781892389671","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_372af3cf-cd2b-4367-bff8-9a60107acae5.jpg?v=1637769313","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781892389671","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}