{"product_id":"release-the-virgins-paperback","title":"Release the Virgins - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael A. Ventrella\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eIan Randal Strock\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eThomas Nackid\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was during a late-night conversation that the phrase \"Release the Virgins\" was spoken. Seemingly nonsensical, it stuck in our minds, and turned into a group project that would lead to an anthology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe brought the idea to a crowd-funding site, which interested enough people to provide the seed funding to turn this anthology into reality. We took that springboard, and gave eighteen talented authors the task of writing a great story with only one guideline: the story had to include the phrase \"Release the Virgins.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe results are surprisingly varied and creative: science fiction, fantasy, outright comedy, serious imaginings... in this anthology, you'll find Manhattan gangsters, sad superheroes, marathon-running aliens, teenage Cthulhu worshippers, ghost dinosaurs, computer hackers, and even a unicorn or two. And we think you'll agree: it's a good thing that phrase stuck in our minds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing stories by: Nebula, Hugo, and Stoker Award-winner David Gerrold; Hugo Award-winners Allen M. Steele and Lawrence Watt-Evans; IAMTW Grandmaster Keith R.A. DeCandido; Skylark Award-winners Daniel M. Kimmel, Sharon Lee, and Steve Miller; WSFA Small Press Award-winner Alex Shvartsman; and Matt Becthel, Shariann Lewitt, Gordon Linzner, Gail Z. Martin, Jody Lynn Nye, Beth W. Patterson, Hildy Silverman, Patrick Thomas, Cecilia Tan, and Brian Trent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Release the Virgins is a hoot of an anthology  Fun, weird, and wildly entertaining \" --Jonathan Maberry, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eDeep Silence\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eV-Wars\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 02, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42705963319359,"sku":"9781515423843","price":30.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/7c59b99881111ff35b43992a8e918652.webp?v=1765038690","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/release-the-virgins-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}