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 the lethal trollbot internet\, soars \;The Sickness: 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\;nik s\,&rdquo\; has boarded to investigate the enigma of Fé\;m&mdash\;a plague-riddled planet that has abruptly gone rogue.
\nThe mysterious crew includes a faceless assassin\, a beautiful engineer jigsawed by plas tic surgery\, a peyote-addicted medic\, and&mdash\;most lethal of all&mdas h\;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 mutating\, possibly even pregnant. And the secret of Fé\;m is more horrific than anyone could have imagine d. To survive\, Sisilla will need to forsake her predetermined fate and em brace the unknown.
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\nA bout the Author:
\nDaniel Kraus is a Pulitzer Prize-winning\, \; New York Times \;bestselling writer of novels\, TV\, and film. His nov el \;Angel Down \;was the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner\, a \;New York Times \;Top 10 Book of 2025\, and a national bestsel ler. His novel \;Whalefall \;received a front-cover review in the& nbsp\;New York Times Book Review\, won the Alex Award\, was an L.A. Times Book Prize Finalist\, and was a Best Book of 2023 from NPR\, the \;New York Times\, Amazon\, \;Chicago Tribune\, and more.
\nWith Guil lermo del Toro\, he co-authored \;The Shape of Water\, based on the sa me idea the two created for the Oscar-winning film. Also with del Toro\, K raus co-authored \;Trollhunters\, which was adapted into the Emmy-winn ing Netflix series. He co-wrote \;The Living Dead \;and \;Pay the Piper \;with legendary filmmaker George A. Romero. Kraus&rsquo\;s& nbsp\;The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch \;was named one of \;Ent ertainment Weekly&lsquo\;s Top 10 Books of the Year. Kraus has won the Bra m Stoker Award\, Scribe Award\, two Odyssey Awards (for both \;Rotters \;and \;Scowler)\, and has appeared multiple times as Library Gui ld selections\, and more.
\nKraus&rsquo\;s work has been translated into over 25 languages. He lives with his partner in Chicago. Visit him at \;danielkraus.com.
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