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SUMMARY:Writing a Space Nightmare
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DESCRIPTION:A virtual talk with Daniel Kraus.\nhttps://bpl.libnet.info/eve
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>VIRTUAL | After the event date\, watch the
  talk any time through <a href="https://libraryc.org/bpl">Library Speakers
  Consortium</a></p>\n<p>Prepare to launch into the darkest depths of deep 
 space with master storyteller Daniel Kraus\, winner of the 2026 Pulitzer P
 rize for Fiction\, to celebrate the release of his breathtaking new novel\
 ,&nbsp\;<em>The Sixth Nik</em>.</p>\n<p>Deep into space\, far past the tri
 world outposts\, beyond range of the lethal trollbot internet\, soars&nbsp
 \;<em>The Sickness</em>: a ship woven from biomatter and capable of reacti
 ng to every need of its human crew. Sisilla\, a nine-year-old cultist with
  a brain enhanced by arcane tech known as "niks\," has boarded to investig
 ate the enigma of F&eacute\;m&mdash\;a plague-riddled planet that has abru
 ptly gone rogue.</p>\n<p>The secret of F&eacute\;m is more horrific than a
 nyone could have imagined\, and to survive\, Sisilla will need to forsake 
 her predetermined fate and embrace the unknown.</p>\n<h5>About the Author<
 /h5>\n<p>Daniel Kraus is an acclaimed&nbsp\;writer of novels\, TV\, and fi
 lm. His novel&nbsp\;<em>Angel Down</em>&nbsp\;was the 2026 Pulitzer Prize 
 for Fiction winner\, a&nbsp\;<em>New York Times</em>&nbsp\;Top 10 Book of 
 2025\, and a national bestseller. With Guillermo del Toro\, he co-authored
 &nbsp\;<em>The Shape of Water</em>. Also with del Toro\, Kraus co-authored
 &nbsp\;<em>Trollhunters</em>\, which was adapted into the Emmy-winning Net
 flix series.&nbsp\;Kraus has won the Bram Stoker Award\, Scribe Award\, tw
 o Odyssey Awards\,&nbsp\;and has appeared multiple times as Library Guild 
 selections.</p>\n<p>Explore <a href="https://burlington.bibliocommons.com/
 v2/search?query=Kraus%2C%20Daniel&amp\;searchType=author">Daniel Kraus</a>
  in our collection</p>\n<h5>Attending Online</h5>\n<p>This live\, virtual 
 event is presented by BPL's digital resource\,&nbsp\;Library Speakers Cons
 ortium\, which curates virtual presentations with top authors from around 
 the world.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><a href="https://libraryc.org/bpl/194218">Regist
 er</a>&nbsp\;to attend this virtual talk live and submit questions in adva
 nce for the author.</p>\nhttps://bpl.libnet.info/event/17105431
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