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\nPrepar e to launch into the darkest depths of deep space! Join us online as we si t down with master storyteller Daniel Kraus\, winner of the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction\, to celebrate the release of his breathtaking new novel \, "The Sixt h Nik."
\nDeep into space\, far past the triworld outposts\, bey ond range of the lethal trollbot internet\, soars The Sickness: a ship wov en 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 kn own as &ldquo\;niks\,&rdquo\; has boarded to investigate the enigma of F&e acute\;m &mdash\; a plague-riddled planet that has abruptly gone rogue.
\nThe mysterious crew includes a faceless assassin\, a beautiful engin eer jigsawed by plastic surgery\, a peyote-addicted medic and &mdash\; mos t lethal of all &mdash\; a rugged\, NonModded captain with a score to sett le with Sisilla. Other dangers abound. A hacked robot begins to believe Si silla is its daughter. The Sickness itself is mutating\, possibly even pre gnant. And the secret of Fé\;m is more horrific than anyone could ha ve imagined. To survive\, Sisilla will need to forsake her predetermined f ate and embrace the unknown.
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\nAbout the Author:
\nDaniel Kraus is a Pulitzer Prize-winning\, N ew York Times bestselling writer of novels\, TV and film. His novel "Angel Down" was the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner\, a New York Times T op 10 Book of 2025 and a national bestseller. His novel "Whalefall" receiv ed a front-cover review in the New York Times Book Review\, won the Alex A ward\, was an L.A. Times Book Prize finalist and was a Best Book of 2023 f rom NPR\, the New York Times\, Amazon\, Chicago Tribune and more.
\nWith Guillermo del Toro\, he co-authored "The Shape of Water\," based on t he same idea the two created for the Oscar-winning film. Also with del Tor o\, Kraus co-authored "Trollhunters\," which was adapted into the Emmy-win ning Netflix series. He co-wrote "The Living Dead" and "Pay the Piper" wit h legendary filmmaker George A. Romero. Kraus&rsquo\; "The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch" was named one of Entertainment Weekly&lsquo\;s Top 10 Bo oks of the Year. Kraus has won the Bram Stoker Award\, Scribe Award\, two Odyssey Awards (for both Rotters and Scowler) and has had multiple Library Guild selections\, among other honors.
\nKraus&rsquo\;s work has be en translated into over 25 languages. He lives with his partner in Chicago . Readers can learn more at danielkr aus.com.
\nThis event is part of \;DBRL's \;Online Author Series\, supported by David Lile honorarium funds. A recording will also be available for later viewing on the \;author series site< /a>.
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