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Writing the Nightmare: A Ship Called Sickness and One Unforgettable Space Crew

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Dee p 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\;ni ks\,&rdquo\; has boarded to investigate the enigma of Fé\;m&mdash\;a plague-riddled planet that has abruptly gone rogue.

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The mysteriou s crew includes a faceless assassin\, a beautiful engineer jigsawed by pla stic surgery\, a peyote-addicted medic\, and&mdash\;most lethal of all&mda sh\;a rugged\, NonModded captain with a score to settle with Sisilla. Othe r dangers abound. A hacked robot begins to believe Sisilla is its daughter . \;The Sickness \;itself is mutating\, possibly even pregnant. An d the secret of Fé\;m is more horrific than anyone could have imagin ed. To survive\, Sisilla will need to forsake her predetermined fate and e mbrace the unknown.

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About the Author:

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Daniel Kraus is a Pulitzer Priz e-winning\, \;New York Times \;bestselling writer of nove ls\, TV\, and film. His novel \;Angel Down \;was the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner\, a \;New York Times \ ;Top 10 Book of 2025\, and a national bestseller. His novel \;Whal efall \;received a front-cover review in the \;New York T imes 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 T imes\, Amazon\, \;Chicago Tribune\, and more.

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Wi th Guillermo del Toro\, he co-authored \;The Shape of Water\, based on the same idea the two created for the Oscar-winning film. Also w ith del Toro\, Kraus co-authored \;Trollhunters\, which was a dapted into the Emmy-winning Netflix series. He co-wrote \;The Liv ing Dead \;and \;Pay the Piper \;with legendary filmmaker George A. Romero. Kraus&rsquo\;s \;The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch \;was named one of \;Entertainment Weekly< /em>&lsquo\;s Top 10 Books of the Year. Kraus has won the Bram Stoker Awar d\, Scribe Award\, two Odyssey Awards (for both \;Rotters \;and \;Scowler)\, and has appeared multiple times as Librar y Guild selections\, and more.

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Kraus&rsquo\;s work has been transl ated into over 25 languages. He lives with his partner in Chicago. Visit h im at \;danielkraus.com.

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The views express ed by presenters are their own and their appearance in a program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Reference to an y specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recomme ndation by Dedham Public Library.

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