{"product_id":"angel-down-pulitzer-prize-winner","title":"Angel Down (Pulitzer Prize Winner)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOKS OF 2025 NATIONAL BESTSELLER \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe critically acclaimed author of the \"crazily enjoyable\" (The New York Times) Whalefall returns with an immersive, cinematic novel about five World War I soldiers who stumble upon a fallen angel that could hold the key to ending the war. Private Cyril Bagger has managed to survive the unspeakable horrors of the Great War through his wits and deception.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut his survival instincts are put to the ultimate test when he and four other grunts are given a deadly mission: venture into the perilous No Man's Land to euthanize a wounded comrade. What they find amid the ruined battlefield, however, is not a man in need of mercy but a fallen angel, seemingly struck down by artillery fire. This celestial being may hold the key to ending the brutal conflict, but only if the soldiers can suppress their individual desires and work together. As jealousy, greed, and paranoia take hold, the group is torn apart by their inner demons, threatening to turn their angelic encounter into a descent into hell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAngel Down plunges you into the heart of World War I and weaves a polyphonic tale of survival, supernatural wonder, and moral conflict.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaniel Kraus\u003c\/strong\u003e is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling writer of novels, TV, and film. His novel \u003ci\u003eAngel Down \u003c\/i\u003ewas the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Top 10 Book of the year, and a national bestseller. His novel \u003ci\u003eWhalefall\u003c\/i\u003e received a front-cover review in \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Alex Award, was an \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize Finalist, and was named a Best Book of Year by NPR, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. With Guillermo del Toro, he coauthored \u003ci\u003eThe Shape of Water\u003c\/i\u003e, based on the same idea the two created for the Oscar-winning film. Also with del Toro, Kraus coauthored \u003ci\u003eTrollhunters\u003c\/i\u003e, which was adapted into the Emmy Award-winning Netflix series. He cowrote \u003ci\u003eThe Living Dead \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePay the Piper \u003c\/i\u003ewith legendary filmmaker George A. Romero. Kraus's \u003ci\u003eThe Death and Life of Zebulon Finch\u003c\/i\u003e was named one of \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e's Top 10 Books of the Year. Kraus has won the Bram Stoker Award, Scribe Award, two Odyssey Awards (for both \u003ci\u003eRotters\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eScowler\u003c\/i\u003e), and has appeared multiple times as Library Guild selections, and more. Kraus's work has been translated into over twenty-five languages. He lives with his partner in Chicago. Visit him at DanielKraus.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Daniel Kraus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51829970010397,"sku":"9781668068519","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9095\/8877\/files\/9781668068519.jpg?v=1780514110","url":"https:\/\/staging.anovelideaphilly.com\/products\/angel-down-pulitzer-prize-winner","provider":"A Novel Idea on Passyunk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}