{"product_id":"9781597809252","title":"Entropy in Bloom","description":"\u003cb\u003eA collection of cult sensation Jeremy Robert Johnson's best and most bizarre short fiction, including a brand-new, never-before-published novella.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For more than a decade, Jeremy Robert Johnson has been bubbling under the surface of both literary and genre fiction. His short stories present a brilliantly dark and audaciously weird realm where cosmic nightmares collide with all-too-human characters and apocalypses of all shapes and sizes loom ominously. In 'Persistence Hunting,' a lonely distance runner is seduced into a brutal life of crime with an ever-narrowing path for escape. In 'When Susurrus Stirs,' an unlucky pacifist must stop a horrifying parasite from turning his body into a sentient hive. Running through all of Johnson's work is a hallucinatory vision and deeply-felt empathy, earning the author a reputation as one of today's most daring and thrilling writers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Featuring the best of his previously independently-published short fiction, as well as an exclusive, never-before-published novella 'The Sleep of Judges?' where the aftermath of a home burglary becomes a mind-bending suburban nightmare, \u003ci\u003eEntropy in Bloom\u003c\/i\u003e is a perfect compendium for avid fans and an ideal entry point for adventurous readers seeking the humor, heartbreak, and terror of JRJ's strange new worlds.","brand":"Simon and Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":51138873131233,"sku":"9781597809252","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/0956\/0289\/files\/9781597809252.jpg?v=1792777763","url":"https:\/\/simon-and-schuster-dev.myshopify.com\/products\/9781597809252","provider":"Simon and Schuster Dev","version":"1.0","type":"link"}