Laird Barron is the author of the novel The Croning and
three collections of short fiction: The Imago Sequence,
Occultation, and The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All. His work
has appeared in many magazines and anthologies. An expatriate
Alaskan, Barron currently resides in the wilds of upstate New
York.
Michael Shea is an American fantasy, horror, and science
fiction author. He is the winner of two World Fantasy Awards, and
has been nominated for Nebula and Hugo awards. Shea lives in
Healdsburg, California.
Another brilliant engagement with weird fiction from a writer fast
becoming a modern master.”
Jeff VanderMeer, author of Annihilation and Finch
"Relentlessly readable, highly atmospheric, sharply and often
arrestingly writtenBarron’s prose style resembles, by turns, a
high-flown Jim Thompson mixed with a pulp Barry Hannah."
Slate
"Laird Barron has, in a remarkably short period of time, emerged as
one of the leading writers of contemporary weird fiction."
S. T. Joshi
With sharp prose and wise, original stories, Barron has repeatedly
proven himself one of the strongest voices in the field. This
collection is a must read.”
Sarah Langan, author of Audrey’s Door and The Keeper
Laird Barron is one of those writers who makes other writers want
to break their pencils. I’m serious. His work is that good. Worse
than that, he’s an original (damn him!), and the finest writer to
join the ranks of the dark fantastic in a long, long time.”
Norman Partridge, author of Dark Harvest and Lesser Demons
For my money, Laird Barron is far and away the best of the new
generation of horror writers.”
Michael Shea, World Fantasy Award-winning author of Polyphemus
one senses that he has the potential to change the expectations
of the next generation of readers by elevating the genre to a new
standard of excellence.”
Lucius Shepard, author of Trujillo
If you think there aren’t any new Richard Mathesons or Harlan
Ellisons out there, you need to read Laird Barron.”
Stewart O’Nan, bestselling author of A Prayer for the Dying
Heartbreaking, hilarious, sophisticated, and gory, these stories
will thrill, trouble, and haunt Barron’s fans and have newcomers
scrambling to search for his other work.”
Publishers Weekly, starred review
Another brilliant engagement with weird fiction from a writer fast
becoming a modern master.”
Jeff VanderMeer, author of Annihilation and Finch
"Relentlessly readable, highly atmospheric, sharply and often
arrestingly writtenBarron’s prose style resembles, by turns, a
high-flown Jim Thompson mixed with a pulp Barry Hannah."
Slate
"Laird Barron has, in a remarkably short period of time, emerged as
one of the leading writers of contemporary weird fiction."
S. T. Joshi
With sharp prose and wise, original stories, Barron has repeatedly
proven himself one of the strongest voices in the field. This
collection is a must read.”
Sarah Langan, author of Audrey’s Door and The Keeper
Laird Barron is one of those writers who makes other writers want
to break their pencils. I’m serious. His work is that good. Worse
than that, he’s an original (damn him!), and the finest writer to
join the ranks of the dark fantastic in a long, long time.”
Norman Partridge, author of Dark Harvest and Lesser Demons
For my money, Laird Barron is far and away the best of the new
generation of horror writers.”
Michael Shea, World Fantasy Award-winning author of Polyphemus
one senses that he has the potential to change the expectations
of the next generation of readers by elevating the genre to a new
standard of excellence.”
Lucius Shepard, author of Trujillo
If you think there aren’t any new Richard Mathesons or Harlan
Ellisons out there, you need to read Laird Barron.”
Stewart O’Nan, bestselling author of A Prayer for the Dying
Heartbreaking, hilarious, sophisticated, and gory, these stories
will thrill, trouble, and haunt Barron’s fans and have newcomers
scrambling to search for his other work.”
Publishers Weekly, starred review
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