{"product_id":"mushroom-blues-paperback","title":"Mushroom Blues - 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\u003eAdrian M. Gibson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A fascinating merging of oppressive imperialism and disconcerting alienation.\"--Adrian Tchaikovsky, award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eChildren of Time \u003c\/em\u003e\u0026amp; \u003cem\u003eShadows of the Apt\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eENTER THE FUNGALVERSE. BEAT THE WINTER BLUES. \u003cem\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTrue Detective\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDistrict 9\u003c\/em\u003e meld with the weird worlds of Jeff VanderMeer, Philip K. Dick and China Miéville in Adrian M. Gibson's hallucinatory, fungalpunk noir debut.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo years after a devastating defeat in the decade-long Spore War, the island nation of Hōppon and its capital city of Neo Kinoko are occupied by invading Coprinian forces. Its fungal citizens are in dire straits, wracked by food shortages, poverty and an influx of war refugees. Even worse, the corrupt occupiers exploit their power, hounding the native population.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a winter storm looms over the metropolis, NKPD homicide detective Henrietta Hofmann begrudgingly partners up with mushroom-headed patrol officer Koji Nameko to investigate the mysterious murders of fungal and half-breed children. Their investigation drags them deep into the seedy underbelly of a war-torn city, one brimming with colonizers, criminal gangs, racial division and moral decay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn order to solve the case and unravel the truth, Hofmann must challenge her past and embrace fungal ways. What she and Nameko uncover in the midst of this frigid wasteland will chill them to the core, but will they make it through the storm alive?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This is like nothing I've read before. Its premise is cool, creepy, and incredibly unique, bolstered by prose as savvy and knife-sharp as the detectives of the NKPD.\"--Nicholas Eames, award-winning author of Kings of the Wyld \u0026amp; \u003cem\u003eBloody Rose\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This is more than a full-throttle, mushroom-and-blood-drenched adventure. At its heart, Gibson's story is one of acceptance: of hard truths, of others, and, perhaps most critically, of oneself.\"--M. J. Kuhn, internationally bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eAmong Thieves \u003c\/em\u003e\u0026amp; \u003cem\u003eThick as Thieves\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eMushroom Blues\u003c\/em\u003e is a brilliant debut that encapsulates all I love about the noir mystery genre.\"--R.R. Virdi, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe First Binding \u003c\/em\u003e\u0026amp; \u003cem\u003eThe Grave Report\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The imagination on display in \u003cem\u003eMushroom Blues\u003c\/em\u003e is immense. Prepare to enter a fantasy world unlike anything you've ever seen, one that surprises, delights, and grosses the fuck out.\"--Moses Ose Utomi, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Lies of the Ajungo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 396\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.98 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 02, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47256295014649,"sku":"9789942453204","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/5HDkgygr4Q9789942453204.webp?v=1768731331","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/mushroom-blues-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}