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Violence bubbles around a younger queer person who won’t comply with the church’s demands on his body — and the wooded hills enfolding Spar Creek have a mind of their own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Woods All Black\u003c\/i\u003e is a blood-soaked horror story about prejudice and power that reminds us to fight tooth and claw to live as who we are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56297634759029,"sku":"9781250790316","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781250790316_c2695b08-e724-4c95-8e91-9edcc03ae96c.jpg?v=1786017961"},{"product_id":"9781645660866","title":"Amplitudes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRevolutionary and visionary, these twenty-two speculative stories edited by Lambda, Nebula and Hugo finalist Lee Mandelo explore the vast potentialities of our queer and trans futures.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom self-styled knights fighting in dystopian city streets to conservationists finding love in the Appalachian forests; from social media posts about domestic “bliss” in a lottery-based, state-housing skyscraper to herding feral cats off of one’s scientific equipment; from street drugs that create doppelgangers to dance-club cruising at the edge of the galaxy—\u003ci\u003eAmplitudes: Stories of Queer and Trans Futurity \u003c\/i\u003einterrogates the farthest borders of the sci-fi landscape to imagine how queer life will look centuries in the future—or ten years from now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilled with brutal honesty, raw emotions, sexual escapades, and delightful whimsy, \u003ci\u003eAmplitudes\u003c\/i\u003e speaks to the longstanding tradition of queer fiction as protest. 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Forged in the fires of the Western Front and reborn in the cafes of Paris, Leslie believes he can handle whatever is thrown at him—but Spar Creek holds a darkness beyond his nightmares.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSomething ugly festers within the local congregation, and its malice has focused on a young person they insist is an unruly tomboy who must be brought to heel. Violence is bubbling when Leslie arrives, ready to spill over, and he'll have to act fast if he intends to be of use. 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