{"product_id":"the-swarm-paperback","title":"The Swarm - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndy Marino\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bizarre and audacious imagination of horror author Andy Marino comes a harrowing tale of the insect that will herald the apocalypse...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The literary equivalent of swallowing a wasp that's crawled inside your Coke can. Do yourself a favor and read this book.\" - Nick Cutter, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Troop\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Creepy, crawly, and endlessly dark, this is Marino's best novel yet.\" - Gabino Iglesias, Bram Stoker award winning author \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It begins with cicadas. It will end with the swarm. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When a bizarre murder case lands on the desk of Detective Vicky Paterson, it's just the start of her nightmare. On the same day, her young daughter, Sadie, is swarmed by cicadas emerging off-cycle from their seventeen-year pattern. Sadie barely survives, and her condition is critical. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Across town, Will and Alicia, two dysfunctional private investigators, are on the trail of a missing girl and the shadowy cult involved in her disappearance. But after the first wave of insects hit, they are forced to barricade themselves in a motel where they must work together with a group of strangers to outlast the invasion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Soon the infestation is impossible to contain. Humanity rests on the knife's edge of extinction. And there is a terrible purpose behind the emergence - one that Vicky, Will, Alicia, and a small group of unlikely allies must unravel if they are to survive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Marino's work is unlike any other's in the genre - horrifying, complex, fascinating, and utterly unique.\" - Hannah Whitten, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Relentless, brutal, and brilliant. An apocalyptic tour de force.\" - Craig DiLouie, author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Make a Horror Movie and Survive\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Marino has taken the safety of sensations away from me. Every prickle along my arm, the slightest buzz anywhere near my ear - it's all fodder for nightmares now. Suggesting your skin will crawl after reading this unnerving novel doesn't come close. Your flesh will fly away.\" - Clay McLeod Chapman, author of \u003ci\u003eGhost Eaters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndy Marino\u003c\/b\u003e was born in upstate New York, spent half his life in New York City, and now lives in the Hudson Valley. He works as a freelance writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.2 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753363734816,"sku":"9780316563994","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/01562b98fc92e07ce2f10fcfdf4508b9.webp?v=1780018301","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-swarm-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}