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SUMMARY:Virtual Author Talk: Writing the Nightmare
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DESCRIPTION:Prepare to launch into the darkest depths of deep space! Join 
 us online as we sit down with master storyteller Daniel Kraus\, winner of 
 the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction\, to celebrate the release of his brea
 thtaking new novel\, The Sixth Nik..\nhttps://indianapolis.libnet.info/eve
 nt/16897508
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Deep into space\, far past the triworld ou
 tposts\, beyond range of the lethal trollbot internet\, soars&nbsp\;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 F&eacute\;m&mdash\;a plague-riddled planet that has abruptl
 y gone rogue.</p>\n<p>The 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.&nbsp\;The Sickness&nbsp\;itself is mu
 tating\, possibly even pregnant. And the secret of F&eacute\;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.</p>\n<p>Register no
 w to gain exclusive insight from one of the most visionary voices in moder
 n fiction.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>About the Author</strong></p>\n
 <p>Daniel Kraus is a Pulitzer Prize-winning\,&nbsp\;<em>New York Times</em
 >&nbsp\;bestselling writer of novels\, TV\, and film. His novel&nbsp\;<a h
 ref="https://www.danielkraus.com/books/angel-down/"><em>Angel Down</em></a
 >&nbsp\;was the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner\, a&nbsp\;<em>New Y
 ork Times</em>&nbsp\;Top 10 Book of 2025\, and a national bestseller. His 
 novel&nbsp\;<em><a href="https://www.danielkraus.com/books/whalefall/">Wha
 lefall</a>&nbsp\;</em>received a front-cover review in the&nbsp\;<em>New Y
 ork Times Book Review</em>\, won the Alex Award\, was an L.A. Times Book P
 rize Finalist\, and was a Best Book of 2023 from NPR\, the&nbsp\;<em>New Y
 ork Times</em>\, Amazon\,&nbsp\;<em>Chicago Tribune</em>\, and more.</p>\n
 <p>With Guillermo del Toro\, he co-authored&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.dan
 ielkraus.com/books/the-shape-of-water/"><em>The Shape of Water</em></a>\, 
 based on the same idea the two created for the Oscar-winning film. Also wi
 th del Toro\, Kraus co-authored&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.danielkraus.com
 /books/trollhunters/"><em>Trollhunters</em></a>\, which was adapted into t
 he Emmy-winning Netflix series. He co-wrote&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.dan
 ielkraus.com/books/the-living-dead/"><em>The Living Dead</em></a>&nbsp\;an
 d&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.danielkraus.com/books/pay-the-piper/"><em>Pay
  the Piper</em></a>&nbsp\;with legendary filmmaker George A. Romero. Kraus
 &rsquo\;s&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.danielkraus.com/books/the-death-life-
 of-zebulon-finch-volume-i/"><em>The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch</em></
 a>&nbsp\;was named one of&nbsp\;<em>Entertainment Weekly&lsquo\;s</em> Top
  10 Books of the Year. Kraus has won the Bram Stoker Award\, Scribe Award\
 , two Odyssey Awards (for both<em>&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.danielkraus.
 com/books/rotters/">Rotters</a></em>&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.
 danielkraus.com/books/scowler/"><em>Scowler</em></a>)\, and has appeared m
 ultiple times as Library Guild selections\, and more.</p>\n<p>Kraus&rsquo\
 ;s work has been translated into over 25 languages. He lives with his part
 ner in Chicago. Visit him at&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.danielkraus.com/">
 danielkraus.com</a>.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><strong>Disclaimer&nbsp\;</strong></
 p>\n<p>The views expressed by presenters are their own and their appearanc
 e in a program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they re
 present. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute a
 n endorsement or recommendation by Indianapolis Public Library.</p>\nhttps
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