{"product_id":"the-ship-of-death-by-kyle-winkler","title":"THE SHIP OF DEATH BY KYLE WINKLER","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“Mind f*cking melting.” —BENJAMIN PERCY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“Cosmically creepy as hell. A nightmarish experience.” —DAN CHAON\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"Every turn of the page is a creepy as f*ck critical success D20 roll. Winkler warmed my nerd heart while draining its blood.” — SEQUOIA NAGAMATSU\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe dice roll. Darkness answers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eHouse of Leaves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e meets \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eJumanji \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ein this brilliantly original and twisted novel composed entirely of found documents, following an unwitting couple ensnared by a sinister tabletop role-playing game\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCole and Lorraine playtest board games for some extra cash as they save up to buy a home. But after a series of bizarre coincidences, and signing a strange NDA, the couple finds on their porch a mysterious indie developer’s tabletop role-playing game called \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Ship of Death\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The game relies heavily on the players’ imaginations, and takes up an ever-growing amount of space: in their kitchen, and in their minds. As its true sinister nature becomes clearer, and its forces capture more in its web, the boundary between the game and reality begins to dissolve. . . and the pair are instructed to possess a stranger’s soul.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTold entirely through game reports, emails, game forum posts, personal journals, and police reports, reading \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Ship of Death\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e feels like a dangerous dice roll. It’s a sleep-stealing, possession-inducing work of intense, intelligent found cosmic horror that announces Kyle Winkler as a spectacular voice in the genre.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Games and Stuff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51795698876662,"sku":"9780063492356","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3303\/7465\/files\/81vt2ptJ9HL._SL1500.jpg?v=1791330696","url":"https:\/\/www.gamesandstuffonline.com\/products\/the-ship-of-death-by-kyle-winkler","provider":"Games and Stuff","version":"1.0","type":"link"}