{"product_id":"spiral-isbn-9781942993933","title":"Spiral","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Inspiration for the New Major Motion Picture RINGS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr. Ando who has yet to recover from his son's death at sea, conducts an autopsy on an old friend who has died under unusual circumstances. The corpse, that of cynical philosophy professor Ryuji Takayama, has something to tell him. And Ryuji isn't the only one who chooses to make a reappearance in this story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou don't know what the RING is yet. The terms of the curse of the videotape undergo a jaw-dropping reconfiguration in this novel, the horror master's stunning reinvention of his own bestselling tale. \u003ci\u003eSpiral\u003c\/i\u003e is written as a stand-alone work; for \u003ci\u003eRing\u003c\/i\u003e fans, its' a sequel that redefines the word.\"Suzuki is called the Stephen King of his country, but that's not really accurate; King isn't nearly as adept at creating complex characters, explaining scientific principles or writing the kind of dialogue that might actually be spoken by humans.\" -\u003ci\u003e Las Vegas Mercury\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"...Suzuki is plowing a path that nobody else has traveled, ...\" -\u003ci\u003e Agony Columns \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Suzuki's ambitious trilogy does succeed, and it's hard not to be impressed with his aplomb in turning a straight supernatural horror mystery around into a piece of pure science fiction.\" - \u003ci\u003eTIMES\u003c\/i\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e“...a unique, alchemical quality... he has demonstrated a miraculous power for transmuting the very common into the very frightening.” \u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eRue Morgue\u003c\/i\u003e“An enduring modern archetype”--\u003ci\u003e SF Reader\u003c\/i\u003eKoji Suzuki was born in 1957 in Hamamatsu, southwest of Tokyo. He attended Keio University where he majored in French. After graduating he held numerous odd jobs, including a stint as a cram school teacher. Also a self-described jock, he holds a first-class yachting license and crossed the U.S., from Key West to Los Angeles, on his motorcycle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1990, Suzuki's first full-length work, \u003ci\u003eParadise\u003c\/i\u003e won the Japanese Fantasy Novel Award and launched his career as a fiction writer. \u003ci\u003eRing\u003c\/i\u003e, written with a baby on his lap, catapulted him to fame, and the multi-million selling sequels \u003ci\u003eSpiral \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Loop\u003c\/i\u003e cemented his reputation as a world-class talent. Often called the \"Stephen King of Japan,\" Suzuki has played a crucial role in establishing mainstream credentials for horror novels in his country. He is based in Tokyo but loves to travel, often in the United States. \u003ci\u003eBirthday\u003c\/i\u003e is his sixth novel to appear in English.","brand":"Vertical","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305264500965,"sku":"NP9781942993933","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781942993933.jpg?v=1767737098","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/spiral-isbn-9781942993933","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}