{"product_id":"balance-paperback-5","title":"Balance - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEric Shapiro\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003ePeter Giglio\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Balance is a grim and melancholy zombie story. Peter Giglio brings his A-game to this disturbing tale.\" - Jonathan Maberry, New York Times Bestselling author of Dead of Night and Dust \u0026amp; Decay \"A harrowing new perspective on the apocalypse. Giglio goes for the heart as well as the jugular.\" - David Dunwoody, author of Empire's End and Unbound \u0026amp; Other Tales THE BLAST... A worldwide snowstorm that brings with it a terminal virus. THE DEAD RISE... But something deep within hasn't died. The thing they loved most when alive still burns bright, at odds with a predacious hunger they can't control or understand. GEOFF \u0026amp; AMANDA... Have survived The Blast. The bad news: 650 miles of treacherous, zombie infested road separates them. And time is running out for Amanda. PAPERBACK EDITION INCLUDES AN INTRODUCTION BY ERIC SHAPIRO AND A BONUS STORY.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Giglio is a Pushcart Prize nominated novelist, screenwriter, and anthologist. He is the author of two published novels-Anon and The Dark (with Scott Bradley)-and two published novellas-A Spark in the Darkness and Balance. His short stories can be found in several anthologies, including Werewolves and Shapeshifters: Encounters with the Beast Within, edited by John Skipp, and Live and Let Undead, edited by Hollie Snider. He is also the editor of the anthology Help! Wanted: Tales of On-the-Job Terror, featuring Stephen Volk, Joe McKinney, Jeff Strand, Gary Brandner, Amy Wallace, Lisa Morton, among others. Peter is currently shopping-with co-writer Scott Bradley-a feature-length, screen adaptation of Joe R. Lansdale's \"The Night They Missed the Horror Show.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 138\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.32 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 09, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48234112909533,"sku":"9780615584287","price":14.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/1s6h_-xgtO9780615584287.webp?v=1784821312","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/balance-paperback-5","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}