{"product_id":"the-gilda-stories-penguin-speculative-fiction-special","title":"The Gilda Stories (Penguin Speculative Fiction Special)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBefore Buffy, before \u003cem\u003eTwilight\u003c\/em\u003e, before Octavia Butler’s \u003cem\u003eFledgling\u003c\/em\u003e, there was \u003cem\u003eThe Gilda Stories\u003c\/em\u003e, now as a new Penguin Classics hardcover, a Penguin Speculative Fiction Special.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1991, \u003cem\u003eThe Gilda Stories\u003c\/em\u003e is a groundbreaking speculative fiction vampire novel that begins in 1850s Louisiana, where a young Gilda escapes slavery and learns about freedom while working in a brothel. After being initiated into eternal life as one who “shares the blood” by two women there, Gilda spends the next two hundred years searching for a place to call home. Taking only blood as sustenance, killing as a last resort, Gilda moves through the centuries up to the dystopian future of 2050. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e***\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePenguin Speculative Fiction Special is a hardcover series of horror, science fiction, fantasy, and more published by Penguin Classics. Featuring custom endpapers, specially commissioned cover art, and introductions by scholars and notable figures, these collectible editions celebrate classics that invite us to ask, “What if?” and that, through bold imagination, alternative visions, and magical realms, transform our perception of our world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Classics US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47173445189789,"sku":"9780143138921","price":104.95,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/7575\/1837\/files\/9780143138921_mph.jpg?v=1763345190","url":"https:\/\/mphonline.com\/products\/the-gilda-stories-penguin-speculative-fiction-special","provider":"MPHOnline.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}