Prepare to launch into the darkest depths of deep space! Join us online as we sit down with master storyteller Danie l Kraus\, winner of the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction\, to celebrate the release of his breathtaking new novel\, \;The Sixth Nik.
\nDeep into space\, far past the triworld outposts\, beyond range of th e lethal trollbot internet\, soars \;The Sickness: a ship woven from b iomatter 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 &l dquo\;niks\,&rdquo\; has boarded to investigate the enigma of Fé\;m& mdash\;a plague-riddled planet that has abruptly gone rogue.
\nThe m ysterious crew includes a faceless assassin\, a beautiful engineer jigsawe d by plastic surgery\, a peyote-addicted medic\, and&mdash\;most lethal of all&mdash\;a rugged\, NonModded captain with a score to settle with Sisil la. Other dangers abound. A hacked robot begins to believe Sisilla is its daughter. \;The Sickness \;itself is mutating\, possibly even preg nant. And the secret of Fé\;m is more horrific than anyone could hav e imagined. To survive\, Sisilla will need to forsake her predetermined fa te and embrace the unknown.
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\nAbout the Author:
\nDaniel Kraus is a Pulitzer Prize-winnin g\, \;New York Times \;bestselling writer of novels\, TV\, and fil m. His novel \;Angel Down \;was the 2026 Pulitzer Prize f or Fiction winner\, a \;New York Times \;Top 10 Book of 2025\, and a national bestseller. His novel \;Whalefall \;received a front-cover review in the \;New York Times Book Review\, won the Ale x Award\, was an L.A. Times Book Prize Finalist\, and was a Best Book of 2 023 from NPR\, the \;New York Times\, Amazon\, \;Chicago Tribune\, and more.
\nWith Guillermo del Toro\, he co-authored \;The Shape of Water\, based on the same idea the two created for the Oscar -winning film. Also with del Toro\, Kraus co-authored \;Trollhunte rs\, which was adapted into the Emmy-winning Netflix series. He co-wr ote \;The Living Dead \;and \;Pay the Piper& nbsp\;with legendary filmmaker George A. Romero. Kraus&rsquo\;s \; The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch \;was named one of \;Ente rtainment Weekly&lsquo\;s Top 10 Books of the Year. Kraus has won the Bram Stoker Award\, Scribe Award\, two Odyssey Awards (for both \;Rotters& nbsp\;and \;Scowler)\, and has appeared multiple times as Library Guil d selections\, and more.
\nKraus&rsquo\;s work has been translated i nto over 25 languages. He lives with his partner in Chicago. Visit him at& nbsp\;danielkraus.com.
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