{"title":"David Nickle","description":"David Nickle is an award-winning Toronto-based author and journalist. He has written several novels and numerous short stories. Nickle's most recent book is Volk: A Novel of Radiant Abomination (2017).","products":[{"product_id":"eutopia-a-novel-of-terrible-optimism-paperback","title":"Eutopia: A Novel of Terrible Optimism - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis debut horror novel by the author of acclaimed short story collection \u003ci\u003eMonstrous Affections\u003c\/i\u003e \"establishes him as a worthy heir to the mantle of Stephen King\" (\u003ci\u003eNational Post\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Set in 1911, \u003ci\u003eEutopia\u003c\/i\u003e \"mixes utopian vision, rustic Americana, and pure creepiness. . . . Nickle blends \u003ci\u003eLittle House on the Prairie\u003c\/i\u003e with distillates of \u003ci\u003eRosemary's Baby\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe X-Files\u003c\/i\u003e to create a chilling survival-of-the-fittest story\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Situated on the edge of the woods and mountains of northern Idaho, the tiny settlement of Eliada is an industrialist's attempt to create heaven on earth. But its secrets are soon to be unveiled, as Jason Thistledown, the sole survivor of a mysterious plague in Montana, and Andrew Waggoner, a black doctor nearly lynched by the KKK, delve beneath the façade of the utopian mill town. What they discover is science warped by ideology--and an unearthly monster that preys on the faith of its own true believers . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A story of piano-wire suspense, grotesque horrors, and, above all, visceral insight into the race politics of American horror, and how they are bound up with the American project itself.\" --Cory Doctorow, \u003ci\u003eBoing Boing\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for David Nickle\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"His stories are dark, wildly imaginative, and deeply compassionate--even when they're laced with righteous anger.\" --Nathan Ballingrud, author of \u003ci\u003eWounds\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"David Nickle is Canada's answer to Stephen King. His writing charms even as it slices like a blade between the ribs: sharp, subtle, and never less than devastating.\" --Helen Marshall, author of\u003ci\u003e Gifts for the One Who Comes After\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68281830146271,"sku":"9781504064323","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/K_RyMUhhmJ9781504064323.webp?v=1792763488"},{"product_id":"volk-a-novel-of-radiant-abomination-paperback","title":"Volk: A Novel of Radiant Abomination - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe sequel to \u003ci\u003eEutopia \u003c\/i\u003eis \"a nailbiter . . . that is spooky as hell, a critical and sharp demolition of Lovecraft's own romanticization of eugenics\" (Cory Doctorow, \u003ci\u003eBoing Boing\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eEutopia\u003c\/i\u003e, an orphaned farm boy and a black physician came face to face with monsters both human--American eugenicists--and inhuman--a parasite called the Juke. \u003ci\u003eVolk\u003c\/i\u003e is \"another dive into the horrific . . . a dazzling horror novel that's unafraid to ask questions and leave some of them unanswered\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review). \u003cbr\u003e At the dawn of the twentieth century, Dr. Andrew Waggoner and Jason Thistledown made it out of the Idaho town of Eliada alive--but so did the Juke . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now, in 1931 Europe, there are those who seek to resurrect the philosophy of the founders of Eliada. Deep in the Bavarian mountains, research has begun on the creature whose seductive poison can be used in the Nazis' quest for a master race. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Still struggling with the aftershocks of their encounters with the Juke, Dr. Waggoner has become the head of a secret society in Paris dedicated to the monster's destruction, while Thistledown is a veteran World War I pilot. Drawn back together to fight the evil that is brewing, they will be forced to confront the diabolical plans of those who will stop at nothing to reshape humanity--and the one being capable of destroying it completely . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The most intellectually provocative horror novel of the twenty-first century.\" --\u003ci\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"[\u003ci\u003eVolk\u003c\/i\u003e] cements David Nickle's reputation as one of the leaders of his generation of writers.\" --John Langan, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fisherman\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68281830310111,"sku":"9781504064330","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/RVact-IIgX9781504064330.webp?v=1792763489"},{"product_id":"knife-fight-and-other-struggles-paperback","title":"Knife Fight: And Other Struggles - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStories of the mysterious and macabre from \"Canada's answer to Stephen King\" (Helen Marshall, author of \u003ci\u003eGifts for the One Who Comes After\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this follow-up to his award-winning debut collection, \u003ci\u003eMonstrous Affections\u003c\/i\u003e, David Nickle stretches the boundaries of horror into a sphere of \"uncertainty, of helplessness, of traditions and change. . . . The stories are sui generis in presentation, veering from the discombobulating nightmare that is 'Basements' to the squid-laden eco-satire 'Wylde's Kingdom' to the sci-fi love of 'Love Means Forever.' When it comes to this book, only two things are certain; the stories never travel where you expect, and David Nickle is a monumental talent\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Don't make the mistake of overlooking the talent based on preconceptions of what horror might be--read one of these stories and see if you aren't hooked. . . . Believe the hype. David Nickle is very good.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Anyone even vaguely interested in horror or weird fiction owes it to themselves to give David Nickle a look, and \u003ci\u003eKnife Fight and Other Struggles\u003c\/i\u003e is a great place to start.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Winnipeg Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eKnife Fight and Other Struggles\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable collection that drops some hi-fidelity weirdness on the scene. Nickle's prose has gorgeous lines of symmetry and a steel spine.\" --Laird Barron, Shirley Jackson Award-winning author \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Dynamic imagination, masterful writing of both the everyday and the nightmare, characters that breathe, and a dark sense of humor make [\u003ci\u003eKnife Fight and Other Struggles\u003c\/i\u003e] a keeper.\" --Jeffrey Ford, World Fantasy Award-winning author \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68283499938015,"sku":"9781504064354","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/woyLrWe0Ev9781504064354.webp?v=1792770680"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/david-nickle.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}