{"product_id":"you-werent-meant-to-be-human-a-novel","title":"You Weren't Meant to Be Human: A Novel","description":"A Washington Post and Publishers Weekly Best SF\/Fantasy\/Horror Novel of 2025\n\nAlien meets Midsommar in this chilling debut adult novel from award-winning author Andrew Joseph White about identity, survival, and transformation amidst an alien invasion in rural West Virginia.\n\nFestering masses of worms and flies have taken root in dark corners across Appalachia. In exchange for unwavering loyalty and fresh corpses, these hives offer a few struggling humans salvation. A fresh start. It’s an offer that none refuse.\n\nCrane is grateful. Among his hive’s followers, Crane has found a chance to transition, to never speak again, to live a life that won’t destroy him. He even met Levi: a handsome ex-Marine and brutal killer who treats him like a real man, mostly. But when Levi gets Crane pregnant—and the hive demands the child’s birth, no matter the cost—Crane’s desperation to make it stop will drive the community that saved him into a devastating spiral that can only end in blood.\n\nYou Weren’t Meant to Be Human is a deeply personal horror; a visceral statement about the lives of marginalized people in a hostile world, echoing the works of Stephen Graham Jones and Eric LaRocca.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1668038072\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1668038072.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:White, Andrew Joseph\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41518868594746,"sku":"DBV.1668038072.G","price":13.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1668038072-0.jpg?v=1783917861","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/you-werent-meant-to-be-human-a-novel","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}