{"product_id":"assistant-to-a-judge-of-shannon-rampe-9798865842149","title":"Assistant to a Judge of Hell \u0026 Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAssistant to a Judge of Hell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, San Guan finally has a crack at reincarnation after a thousand years as a bureaucrat in hell, but only if he can convince a slanderous, insubordinate, and recently-deceased Pan Xiaojian to take the job.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBabies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eBradley notices that his wife Anne is acting strangely after he finds a litter of babies in the street.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWarniks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eNimit Okeke, the Speaker of the Solar System, is facing the worst crisis of his administration, and it \u003ci\u003eisn't \u003c\/i\u003ethe teddy bear-shaped aliens who just gravity-bombed Jupiter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBad Soul\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eJade Blossom laments how nothing ever changes, but when he enlists a crude and charismatic poet to push his radical ideas, he unwittingly unleashes a force of nature along with some questionable poetry!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese four stories from the warped brain of Shannon Rampe are darkly twisted, using unexpected violence, vicious snark, and wanton chaos to wildly comedic effect. Terrible, nasty people get their comeuppance and good people-okay, maybe slightly superficial, moderately selfish people-come out on top.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShannon Rampe is the author of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen Stars Move and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eSpeculative City\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAbyss \u0026amp; Apex\u003c\/i\u003e, and on \u003ci\u003eThe Gallery of Curiosities\u003c\/i\u003e podcast, amongst others. He writes novels and short stories, plays video games, and practices yoga and craft cocktail making (though not usually at the same time) in southern California. Follow him at www.shannonrampe.com for more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shannon Rampe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8865842148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798865842149\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.25d","brand":"Shannon Rampe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46110849138943,"sku":"9798865842149","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_46447632-04d0-4408-9708-9e9332d4c79a.jpg?v=1725469948","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/assistant-to-a-judge-of-shannon-rampe-9798865842149","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}