{"product_id":"the-weight-of-words","title":"The Weight of Words","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe consummate artistry of Dave McKean has permeated popular culture for more than thirty years. His images  at once bizarre  beautiful  and instantly recognizable  have graced an impressive array of books  CDs  graphic novels  and films. In The Weight of Words  ten of our finest contemporary storytellers  among them the artist himself  have created a series of varied  compelling narratives  each inspired by one of McKeans extraordinary paintings. The result is a unique collaborative effort in which words and pictures enhance and illuminate each other on page after page.  The volume opens with Alastair Reynoldss Belladonna Nights  set in the world of his novel  House of Suns  the ultimately poignant portrait of a thousand nights-long reunion held in the far reaches of space. Elsewhere in this generous book  we find a series of lovingly crafted tales featuring  among other elements  doppelgangers  lost souls and lucid dreamers. Highlights include Joe R. Lansdales Robo Rapid  a near future cautionary tale about Man vs. Machine; M. John Harrisons Yummie  in which a middle-aged man experiences the hallucinatory aftermath of a heart attack; Joe Hills All I Care About Is You  the account of a pure  if temporary  friendship; Catherynne M. Valentes extraordinary No One Dies in Nowhere  a tale of death and detection in the afterlife; Maria Dahvana Headleys The Orange Tree  the story of an 11th century golem that is also a profound study of loneliness; and Monkey and the Lady  an ironic creation myth by the artists longtime friend and creative associate  Neil Gaiman. Together with Train of Death  an abbreviated account of the literal death of literature  this is one of two new stories by the always remarkable Gaiman.  The Weight of Words is the rare anthology that really does offer something for everyone. Its complementary merger of words and images adds up to something special  something more than the sum of its impressive parts. It is both a major accomplishment in itself and a long overdue tribute to an importantand necessaryartist.  The Weight of Words contains more than two dozen illustrations by Dave McKean  and is printed in two colors throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44987108065333,"sku":"ByrdShop_1596068256","price":86.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781596068254.jpg?v=1770924819","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-weight-of-words","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}