The Ship of Death by Winkler, Kyle
The Ship of Death by Winkler, Kyle

The Ship of Death

"Mind f*cking melting." --BENJAMIN PERCY"Cosmically creepy as hell. A nightmarish experience." --DAN CHAON"Every turn of the page...
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Author: Kyle Winkler
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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The Ship of Death by Winkler, Kyle

The Ship of Death

$22.78
The Ship of Death by Winkler, Kyle

The Ship of Death

$22.78
Author: Kyle Winkler
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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"Mind f*cking melting." --BENJAMIN PERCY

"Cosmically creepy as hell. A nightmarish experience." --DAN CHAON

"Every turn of the page is a creepy as f*ck critical success D20 roll. Winkler warmed my nerd heart while draining its blood." -- SEQUOIA NAGAMATSU

The dice roll. Darkness answers.

House of Leaves meets Jumanji in this brilliantly original and twisted novel composed entirely of found documents, following an unwitting couple ensnared by a sinister tabletop role-playing game

Cole and Lorraine playtest board games for some extra cash as they save up to buy a home. But after a series of bizarre coincidences, and signing a strange NDA, the couple finds on their porch a mysterious indie developer's tabletop role-playing game called The Ship of Death. The game relies heavily on the players' imaginations, and takes up an ever-growing amount of space: in their kitchen, and in their minds. As its true sinister nature becomes clearer, and its forces capture more in its web, the boundary between the game and reality begins to dissolve. . . and the pair are instructed to possess a stranger's soul.

Told entirely through game reports, emails, game forum posts, personal journals, and police reports, reading The Ship of Death feels like a dangerous dice roll. It's a sleep-stealing, possession-inducing work of intense, intelligent found cosmic horror that announces Kyle Winkler as a spectacular voice in the genre.



Author: Kyle Winkler
Publisher: Avon A
Published: 09/29/2026
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780063492356

About the Author
Winkler, Kyle: -

Kyle Winkler is an Associate Professor of English at Kent State University at Tuscarawas. He received a Ph.D. in Composition and Rhetoric from the University of Pittsburgh and an MFA from Washington University in St. Louis.

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