{"product_id":"the-great-work-sheldon-costa-paperback","title":"The Great Work -- Sheldon Costa, Paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn alchemist and his young nephew hunt down a legend in this profound and unsettling speculative Western, for fans of Karen Russell and Victor LaValle.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlone in a frontier town in the brand-new state of Washington, Gentle Montgomery is grieving his best friend. Liam, a self-taught alchemist, was killed when he tried to capture a creature that shouldn't exist: a giant salamander that drives men mad. When Gentle's nephew, Kitt, arrives at his doorstep, the two set out together to track the monster down so they can use its blood in an alchemical formula that will bring Liam back to life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's a hard and haunted journey through the Northwestern frontier. The salamander produces surreal nightmares and waking dreams of a blighted, burning future. And Gentle and Kitt soon find themselves pursued by a bloodthirsty hunter, a sadistic judge, and a doomsday cult, all of whom have their own plans for the river monster. Armed with nothing but Liam's alchemical notebooks, they must not only find the salamander but learn to understand it--and the terrifying visions it causes--before it's too late. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDark and compelling, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Work\u003c\/i\u003e is an arcane adventure through the wilderness of friendship and the rotten heart of the early American empire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sheldon Costa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Quirk Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781683695059\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSheldon Costa is an award-winning fiction writer who has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe Georgia Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConjunctions\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElectric Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, and others. He holds an MFA from The Ohio State University and lives in rural Missouri with his wife and three cats. This is his debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sheldon Costa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46962132713700,"sku":"9781683695059","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781683695059.jpg?v=1778587845","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/the-great-work-sheldon-costa-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}