{"product_id":"down-these-mean-streets-hardcover","title":"Down These Mean Streets - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLarry Correia\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eKacey Ezell\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNEW FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION STORIES WITH A HARDBOILED NOIR TWIST--FOCUSING ON THE MEAN STREETS OF THE CITY\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid.\" --Raymond Chandler\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHumans have always been fascinated by darkness. Especially the darkness of a city at night, when the black sky is made ever more inky by the pools of illumination dropped under streetlights. We harken to the sound of streetcars in the distance. We are drawn to the garish flash of club signs and marquees. We love the danger of shadowed alleyways, of wealth and poverty living side by side. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe love the city. It's a part of us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether the mean streets be in an alternate past charmed with dark magic or the dirty alleyways of futuristic crowded space stations, the city--and its darkened streets--will always fascinate us. Here then, an anthology of all new stories of science fiction and fantasy with a hardboiled noir twist that acknowledge that the city is a living, breathing entity...and it isn't always on our side. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStories by: Laurell K. Hamilton, Larry Correia, Kacey Ezell, Mike Massa, Steve Diamond, Robert E. Hampson, Chris Kennedy, Marisa Wolf, Griffin Barber, Robert Buettner, Hinkley Correia, Casey Moores, Patrick M. Tracy, and Dan Willis.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLarry Correia is the creator of the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebest-selling Monster Hunter International series, with first entry \u003ci\u003eMonster Hunter International, \u003c\/i\u003eas well as urban fantasy hard-boiled adventure saga The Grimnoir Chronicles, with first entry \u003ci\u003eHard Magic, \u003c\/i\u003e and epic fantasy series The Saga of the Forgotten Warrior, with first entry \u003ci\u003eSon of the Black Sword. \u003c\/i\u003eHe is an avid gun user and advocate who shot on a competitive level for many years. Before becoming a full-time writer, he was a military contract accountant, and a small business accountant and manager. Correia lives in Utah with his wife and family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter retiring from the USAF and flying medical emergency helicopters, \u003cb\u003eKacey Ezell \u003c\/b\u003eis a full-time writer who specializes in sci-fi\/fantasy\/alt history\/horror fiction. Her first novel was a Dragon Award finalist in 2018, and her stories have been featured in Baen's \u003ci\u003eYear's Best Military and Adventure Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e compilation in 2017 and 2018. In 2018, her story \"Family Over Blood\" won the 2018 \u003ci\u003eY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eear's Best Military and Adventure Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e Reader's Choice Award. She writes for Baen and Chris Kennedy Publishing.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.3 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 02, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764942307616,"sku":"9781982193126","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c66c22e867b50a3b23311d644efda618.webp?v=1780258367","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/down-these-mean-streets-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}