Deep into space\, far past the triworld ou tposts\, beyond range of the lethal trollbot internet\, soars \;The Si ckness: a ship woven from biomatter and capable of reacting to every need of its human crew. Sisilla\, a nine-year-old cultist with a brain enhanced by arcane tech known as &ldquo\;niks\,&rdquo\; has boarded to investigate the enigma of Fé\;m&mdash\;a plague-riddled planet that has abruptl y gone rogue.
\nThe mysterious crew includes a faceless assassin\, a beautiful engineer jigsawed by plastic surgery\, a peyote-addicted medic\ , and&mdash\;most lethal of all&mdash\;a rugged\, NonModded captain with a score to settle with Sisilla. Other dangers abound. A hacked robot begins to believe Sisilla is its daughter. \;The Sickness \;itself is mu tating\, possibly even pregnant. And the secret of Fé\;m is more hor rific than anyone could have imagined. To survive\, Sisilla will need to f orsake her predetermined fate and embrace the unknown.
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\nAbout the Author:
\nDaniel Kraus is a Pulitzer Prize-winning\, \;New York Times \;bestselling writ er of novels\, TV\, and film. His novel "Angel Down" was the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Ficti on winner\, a \;New York Times \;Top 10 Book of 2025\, and a natio nal bestseller. His novel "Whalefall" received a front-cover review in the \;Ne w York Times Book Review\, won the Alex Award\, was an L.A. Times Book Pri ze Finalist\, and was a Best Book of 2023 from NPR\, the \;New York Ti mes\, Amazon\, \;Chicago Tribune\, and more.
\nWith Guillermo de l Toro\, he co-authored "The Shape of Water"\, based on the same idea the two created fo r the Oscar-winning film. Also with del Toro\, Kraus co-authored "Trollhunters"\, w hich was adapted into the Emmy-winning Netflix series. He co-wrote "The Living Dead " and "Pay the Piper" with legendary filmmaker George A. Romero. Kraus&rsq uo\;s "The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch" was named one of \;Enterta inment Weekly&lsquo\;s Top 10 Books of the Year. Kraus has won the Bram St oker Award\, Scribe Award\, two Odyssey Awards (for both \;Rotters&nbs p\;and \;Scowler)\, and has appeared multiple times as Library Guild s elections\, and more.
\nKraus&rsquo\;s work has been translated into over 25 languages. He lives with his partner in Chicago. Visit him at&nbs p\;danielkraus.com. \;
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