{"product_id":"more-than-a-monster-rachael-swanson-9781960534057","title":"More Than a Monster","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrendel Press has done it again by spellbinding 16 stories into one anthology you won't want to put down...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithin these pages is an expedition into the uncharted realms of the human experience. It's a reminder that definitions are malleable, and that the line between light and darkness, virtue and vice, can blur in ways that both mesmerize and unsettle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the publisher that brought you \u003cstrong\u003eParamnesia\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eThe Devil Who Loves Me\u003c\/strong\u003e comes a riveting mix of fantasy, horror, and gut-wrenching honesty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere are just a few of the stories you'll find in \u003cstrong\u003eMore Than a Monster\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Woodwose\" by Jennifer Povey: \u003c\/strong\u003eCan a woodwose ever be accepted into polite human society? Does he even want to be?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Quarry\" by Liam Hogan: \u003c\/strong\u003eA tentacled monster lives in a quarry, taking its meals as they come. Will its insatiable hunger lead it to bite off more than it can chew?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Starved\" by Rachel Nussbaum: \u003c\/strong\u003eA werewolf isolates herself from those she loves, only to meet another like her who shows her it's okay to let her walls down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"De Casibus\" by J. Rocky Colavito: \u003c\/strong\u003eA kaiju looking for entertainment finds himself in a fight he may not be able to win.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Vesper's Garden\" by Ville Meriläinen: \u003c\/strong\u003eA grief-stricken moondeer aims to eradicate the village of humans who killed her kin. Will she find vengeance?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore Than a Monster\u003c\/strong\u003e will take you on a journey that blurs the line between human and monster. This anthology has been carefully curated to weave a tapestry of emotions and has been polished like a mirror to reflect the very essence of what it means to be alive. Do you know what it means to be \u003cstrong\u003eMore Than a Monster\u003c\/strong\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFull Story List\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Woodwose\"\u003c\/strong\u003e by Jennifer Povey\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The Last Days of Monster Park\"\u003c\/strong\u003e by Bert S.G.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Mouths to Feed\"\u003c\/strong\u003e by T.M. Morgan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The Sacrifices For Our Children\"\u003c\/strong\u003e by Zachary Rosenberg\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"His Little Helpers\"\u003c\/strong\u003e by Alex Wolfgang\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Ladies First\"\u003c\/strong\u003e by David Rider\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Quarry\"\u003c\/strong\u003e by Liam Hogan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A Sliver in the Vein\"\u003c\/strong\u003e by J. Syringa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Starved\"\u003c\/strong\u003e by Rachel Nussbaum\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"SWIPE\"\u003c\/strong\u003e by CM Toolson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Shiny Objects\"\u003c\/strong\u003e by Valerie B. Williams\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Morning Fire\"\u003c\/strong\u003e by Mike Deady\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"De Casibus\"\u003c\/strong\u003e by J. Rocky Colavito\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Larin\"\u003c\/strong\u003e by Rachel Ashcraft\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Take My Hand\"\u003c\/strong\u003e by Christie Hansen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Vesper's Garden\"\u003c\/strong\u003e by Ville Meriläinen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rachael Swanson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 196053405X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781960534057\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grendel Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.60d","brand":"Rachael Swanson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47579903688959,"sku":"9781960534057","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1ec1a47b-76a5-4585-910a-f77246f2e63d.jpg?v=1763877462","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/more-than-a-monster-rachael-swanson-9781960534057","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}