Pandemonium A novel of pop culture and
possession
"Believable characters, a multilayered plot and smooth prose define Gregory’s darkly ambitious debut novel."—Publisher's Weekly (starred review)
"…looks to me like a contender for awards from the horror, science fiction or
fantasy camps, depending on who stakes their claim first. "—The Agony Column
"Wickedly clever entertainment."—SF Gate (San Francisco Chronicle)
A world like our own in every respect… save one: Beginning in the 1940's,
random acts of possession begin to occur. Ordinary men, women, and children are
seized by entities that seem to spring from the depths of the collective
unconscious—pop-culture avatars that some call demons.
When Del Pierce was five years old, he was possessed by
the entity called the Hellion. Twenty-three years later it's back, trapped
inside his head and clamoring to get out. He needs an exorcism, by any means necessary.
The answers may lie in a handful of golden-age comics, a
series of demon-created paintings, and his own childhood memories.
More about the story. First chapter (pdf or
html).
A Del Rey Books Trade Paperback Original, available August 26, 2008.
$13.00 ($15.00 Canada) - 304 pages - ISBN: 9780345501165
Book Launch Party!
Come by
Barnes & Noble of State College on Sunday, September 7 at 3pm. You can buy the book and get it signed. Afterward, it's over to my house for beer and chili (served in two flavors, Demonic and Sane). I'll hand out directions
at the signing, or you can email me at
daryl.gregory@gmail.com
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