{"product_id":"bullettime-paperback-1","title":"Bullettime - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNick Mamatas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Think \u003ci\u003eRun Lola Run\u003c\/i\u003e by way of the Columbine massacre. . . . A noir steeped in teenage misery and revenge\" by the author of \u003ci\u003eSensation\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSabbath\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eBacklisted\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Every day, Dave Holbrook runs the gauntlet of high school in northern New Jersey, complete with racial tensions, bullying, and outright violence. His home life isn't so great either. His mother's an alcoholic and his father can't be bothered. So Dave subsists on over-the-counter cough syrup and his love for \u003ci\u003eher\u003c\/i\u003e . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e She's a transfer student, a waitress, a goddess of discord named Eris. And she offers Dave a way out of his miserable existence--and into an infinite number of tragically short lives. In one, he dies of bronchitis as a baby. In another, he has a job installing lottery machines until a fatal car wreck. And in the darkest one of all, he arms himself with an Uzi and walks into his school. No matter what happens, it seems, Dave is trapped on a never-ending ride of infinite possibilities--with Eris at the wheel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Nick Mamatas's work is often so relevant and timely as to border on the prophetic, and his fourth solo novel is no exception. It may also be his most accessible book to date, which is all the more impressive when you consider its non-linear, unique structure, and the Gus Van Sant-sized elephant in the classroom--\u003ci\u003eBullettime\u003c\/i\u003e centers around a miserable teenager shooting up his high school.\" --\u003ci\u003eStrange Horizons\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Complex, ambitious . . . Readers willing to venture off the beaten path will be intrigued by Dave's sometimes pathetic and sometimes oddly endearing life stories.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Mamatas's strong voice shines.\" --\u003ci\u003eSF Signal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNick Mamatas is the author of several novels, including \u003ci\u003eMove Under Ground\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eI Am Providence\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Second Shooter\u003c\/i\u003e. His short fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Mystery Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Year's Best Science Fiction \u0026amp; Fantasy\u003c\/i\u003e, and on Tor.com, among other venues. Mamatas is also an editor and anthologist, coediting Bram Stoker Award winner \u003ci\u003eHaunted Legends \u003c\/i\u003ewith Ellen Datlow and Locus Award nominees \u003ci\u003eThe Future Is Japanese\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHanzai Japan \u003c\/i\u003ewith Masumi Washington. His contemporary anthology \u003ci\u003eWonder \u0026amp; Glory Forever\u003c\/i\u003e collects mostly recent fiction in the Lovecraftian mode. Mamatas's fiction and editorial work has variously been nominated for Hugo, World Fantasy, and International Horror Guild Awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 218\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47251048333561,"sku":"9781504064385","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/V2xKQVl4NkROVjVJZ2VPVlJ6OUdOQT09_df5fb2ee-a844-49b0-9b31-538ac9021f05.webp?v=1768670103","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/bullettime-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}