{"product_id":"thorns-9781787589971","title":"Thorns","description":"\u003cb\u003eA deadly contagion spreads throughout the world, while scientists grapple to find a cure before it's too late...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDr. Monica Cucinotta works on the front lines of a hospital in Cassino, Italy, dealing with a deadly contagion that causes thorns to erupt along the surface of the body. When Monica becomes infected with the virus and must leave the hospital, she begins a journey across the dark landscape of a pandemic world where she meets the best and worst of humanity that tests her belief in science and faith as she struggles to return home to her loved ones.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gregory Bastianelli\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Flame Tree Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781787589971\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGregory Bastianelli\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novels, \u003ci\u003eShadow Flicker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSnowball\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLoonies\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJokers Club\u003c\/i\u003e. His novella \u003ci\u003eThe Lair of the Mole People \u003c\/i\u003eappeared in the pulp anthology \u003ci\u003eMen \u0026amp; Women of Mystery Vol. II\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublisher's Weekly described his \u003ci\u003eShadow Flicker \u003c\/i\u003eas a \"dark disturbing treat.\" \u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003estated: \"This is a gripping horror story from an author who deserves a wider audience.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublisher's Weekly said of \u003ci\u003eSnowball\u003c\/i\u003e, that \"Readers will be riveted by this genuinely scary holiday phantasmagoria.\" \u003ci\u003eRue Morgue Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e said: \"If you want Halloween-infused Christmas terror tale ... Bastianelli has got you covered ... with several feet of blood soaked snow.\" Horrornews.net has referred to Bastianelli as the \"messiah of macabre.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe graduated from the University of New Hampshire where he studied writing under instructors Mark Smith, Thomas Williams and Theodore Weesner. He worked for nearly two decades at a small daily newspaper where the highlights of his career were interviewing shock rocker Alice Cooper and B-movie icon Bruce Campbell. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe became enchanted with the stories of Ray Bradbury as a young child, and his love of horror grew with the likes of Richard Matheson, Robert Bloch, Stephen King and Ramsey Campbell. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe lives in Dover, NH. He enjoys traveling, especially to Italy where he has visited his ancestral home and hiked the Path of the Gods on the Amalfi Coast and to the top of Mt. Vesuvius. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe is a member of the Horror Writers Association and the New England Horror Writers.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Gregory Bastianelli \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48910170882205,"sku":"9781787589971","price":32.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_2a03fd70-c692-4091-9c13-522491872fd6.jpg?v=1789456708","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/thorns-9781787589971","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}