{"product_id":"the-seep","title":"The Seep","description":"A 2021 Lambda Literary Award Finalist  A unique alien invasion story that focuses on the human and the myriad ways we see and dont see our own world. Mesmerizing. Jeff VanderMeer  A blend of searing social commentary and speculative fiction  Chana Porters fresh  pointed debut explores a strange new world in the wake of a benign alien invasion.  Trina FastHorse Goldberg-Oneka is a fifty-year-old trans woman whose life is irreversibly altered in the wake of a gentlebut nonetheless world-changinginvasion by an alien entity called The Seep. Through The Seep  everything is connected. Capitalism falls  hierarchies and barriers are broken down; if something can be imagined  it is possible.  Trina and her wife  Deeba  live blissfully under The Seeps utopian influenceuntil Deeba begins to imagine what it might be like to be reborn as a baby  which will give her the chance at an even better life. Using Seeptech to make this dream a reality  Deeba moves on to a new existence  leaving Trina devastated.  Heartbroken and deep into an alcoholic binge  Trina follows a lost boy she encounters  embarking on an unexpected quest. In her attempt to save him from The Seep  she will confront not only one of its most avid devotees  but the terrifying void that Deeba has left behind. A strange new elegy of love and loss  The Seep explores grief  alienation  and the ache of moving on.","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44891286536245,"sku":"ByrdShop_1641290862","price":45.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_1641290862.jpg?v=1767177882","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-seep","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}