{"product_id":"a-handful-of-sparks-alexandra-brandt-9798227178855","title":"A Handful of Sparks: Five Superhero and Sci-Fi Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn these five short stories, ordinary and extraordinary humans (and one alien) must find the spark to move forward-out of bad situations, or in the face of catastrophic change.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"Ilene's Box,\" an otherworldly visitor goes on a deeply personal, high-stakes mission...to a local pet store.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"Lifeblood,\" a hospitalized woman with an unusual gift faces hard decisions about love and sacrifice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"That Which Kills You,\" superhero tropes meet their match in Cherie, a woman too stubborn to lay down and die.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"Clear as Light,\" Mac and Evan's blissful space station retirement takes a frightening, inexplicable turn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"Ellen Double Prime,\" wealthy teenager Ellen Wright finds herself trapped in a nightmarish alternate reality.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome contemporary or near-future science fiction, some super-powered...all deeply, intimately human. \u003cbr\u003e(Yes, even the parts with aliens.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexandra Brandt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798227178855\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tangled Sky Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.21d","brand":"Alexandra Brandt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46927976431871,"sku":"9798227178855","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fed472b5-df32-4545-9719-8a463c7aa16c.jpg?v=1749373552","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-handful-of-sparks-alexandra-brandt-9798227178855","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}