{"product_id":"out-of-body-stories-isbn-9780063471528","title":"Out of Body: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA wildly inventive collection of interconnected speculative stories—spanning the multiverse, demonic attachment, and life after death—from an electrifying new voice in fiction.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn aimless ghost haunts his ex-girlfriend for evidence that she’s actually upset about his death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA group of teens discovers a machine that purports to predict the best day of its users’ lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA young woman is horrified to discover that an aggressive stranger she met on a night of bar-hopping now manifests in every photo that is taken of her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA drunken posse descends into the woods in search of clowns that have been terrorizing their small town.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChris Vanjonack’s fiction is haunted not only by specters of death, but by the elusive questions of life, and above all, the wonder and horror of the infinite. Uncanny, surreal, and infectiously clever, the stories in this linked collection contain horrors great and small, fueled as much by the fantastic as by longing, dread, and all-too-human frailties.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMorbidly funny and brilliantly observed, \u003cem\u003eOut of Body\u003c\/em\u003e is an atmospheric, dead original feast for the senses.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"Eerie, unhinged, and hilarious, these stories are the work of a true original. Chris Vanjonack is the best new writer I've encountered in a long while!\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDan Chaon, author of One of Us\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Steeped in wondrous weirdness and heart, Chris Vanjonack’s stories take you into the most vulnerable nooks of his characters’ humanity. These stories deliver wildly entertaining premises that unfold tenderly, poignantly and hilariously. A sparkling delight to read!” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGerardo Sámano Córdova, author of Monstrilio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Chris Vanjonack's \u003ci\u003eOut of Body\u003c\/i\u003e is its own singularity. A dazzling collection where characters aren’t bound to a single story, let alone a single universe. Teeming with haunts and heartbreak, this book will leave you breathless.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGus Moreno, author of This Thing Between Us\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Chris Vanjonack's stories are weird and shimmering little worlds, surreal spaces warmed by the unmistakable feeling of something I know very well passing between characters. I'll read everything he writes.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElissa Washuta, author of White Magic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Chris Vanjonack’s debut collection is completely fresh—quirky and subtle, sometimes dark, always very, very funny. All the stories stick with you. If Joy Willliams and Kelly Link begat a literary heir, his stories would read like Chris Vanjonack’s.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Wright Faladé, author of Black Cloud Rising and The New Internationals\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48588031852773,"sku":"NP9780063471528","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063471528.jpg?v=1773960803","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/out-of-body-stories-isbn-9780063471528","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}