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SUMMARY:Virtual -  Writing the Nightmare: A Ship Called Sickness and One Unforgettable Space Crew with Daniel Kraus
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER TO ATTEND ONLINE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrepare to launch 
 into the darkest depths of deep space! Join us online as we sit down with 
 master storyteller Daniel Kraus\, winner of the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for 
 Fiction\, to celebrate the release of his breathtaking new novel\, The 
 Sixth Nik.\n\nDeep into space\, far past the triworld outposts\, beyond 
 range of the lethal trollbot internet\, soars The Sickness: a ship woven 
 from biomatter and capable of reacting to every need of its human crew. 
 Sisilla\, a nine-year-old cultist with a brain enhanced by arcane tech 
 known as “niks\,” has boarded to investigate the enigma of Fém—a 
 plague-riddled planet that has abruptly gone rogue.\n\nThe mysterious crew 
 includes a faceless assassin\, a beautiful engineer jigsawed by plastic 
 surgery\, a peyote-addicted medic\, and—most lethal of all—a rugged\, 
 NonModded captain with a score to settle with Sisilla. Other dangers 
 abound. A hacked robot begins to believe Sisilla is its daughter. The 
 Sickness itself is mutating\, possibly even pregnant. And the secret of 
 Fém is more horrific than anyone could have imagined. To survive\, Sisilla 
 will need to forsake her predetermined fate and embrace the 
 unknown.\n\nRegister now to gain exclusive insight from one of the most 
 visionary voices in modern fiction.\n\n \n\nAbout the Author:\n\nDaniel 
 Kraus is a Pulitzer Prize-winning\, New York Times bestselling writer of 
 novels\, TV\, and film. His novel Angel Down was the 2026 Pulitzer Prize 
 for Fiction winner\, a New York Times Top 10 Book of 2025\, and a national 
 bestseller. His novel Whalefall received a front-cover review in the New 
 York Times Book Review\, won the Alex Award\, was an L.A. Times Book Prize 
 Finalist\, and was a Best Book of 2023 from NPR\, the New York Times\, 
 Amazon\, Chicago Tribune\, and more.\n\nWith Guillermo del Toro\, he 
 co-authored The Shape of Water\, based on the same idea the two created for 
 the Oscar-winning film. Also with del Toro\, Kraus co-authored 
 Trollhunters\, which was adapted into the Emmy-winning Netflix series. He 
 co-wrote The Living Dead and Pay the Piper with legendary filmmaker George 
 A. Romero. Kraus’s The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch was named one of 
 Entertainment Weekly‘s Top 10 Books of the Year. Kraus has won the Bram 
 Stoker Award\, Scribe Award\, two Odyssey Awards (for both Rotters and 
 Scowler)\, and has appeared multiple times as Library Guild selections\, 
 and more.\n\nKraus’s work has been translated into over 25 languages. He 
 lives with his partner in Chicago. Visit him at 
 danielkraus.com.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUnable to 
 attend live? Watch the recording anytime.\n\nSponsored by The Friends of 
 the Wellesley Free Libraries.
ORGANIZER;CN="Melanie Griffiths":MAILTO:mgriffiths@wellesleyma.gov
CATEGORIES:Author Talk
CONTACT;CN="Melanie Griffiths":MAILTO:mgriffiths@wellesleyma.gov
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