{"product_id":"strange-animals","title":"Strange Animals","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn ordinary man discovers a hidden world of supernatural creatures--and an unexpected home--in this enchanting contemporary fantasy debut.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Unique, haunting, riveting, and beautifully magical.\"--Sarah Beth Durst, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Spellshop\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Anderson has conceived of such a rich world, and such a textured mythology. I can't remember a time when cryptids felt more . . . real.\"--Justin McElroy, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of the Adventure Zone series\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGreen trips on the curb, falls flat into the street, and sees the city bus speeding toward him. And then . . . \u003ci\u003eblink.\u003c\/i\u003e He's back on the curb, miraculously still alive. A five-foot-tall crow watches him from atop a nearby sign, somehow unseen by the rushing crowd of morning commuters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDesperate for answers and beset by more visions of impossible creatures, Green finds his way to a remote campsite in the Appalachian Mountains, where he meets a centuries-old teacher and begins an apprenticeship unlike anything he could imagine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnder his new mentor's grouchy tutelage, Green studies the time-bending rag moth, the glass fawn, and the menacing horned wolf. He begins to see past hidden nature's terrors and glimpse its beauty, all while befriending fellow misfits--and finding connection and community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong the way come clues about the forces that set him on this path--and, most incredibly, a sense of purpose and fulfillment like nothing he's felt before. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Green's new happiness promises to be short-lived, because alongside these marvels lurks a deadly threat to this place he's already come to love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCreepy, cozy, and beautiful, \u003ci\u003eStrange Animals\u003c\/i\u003e is a fantasy about home, belonging, and the fearfully wonderous nature all around us.","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51942821363943,"sku":"9798217092468","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_4fa0574f-d014-4746-bb88-0d823964b5c7.jpg?v=1775270363","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/strange-animals","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}