Mixing outlaw humor, sci-fi adventure, and cutting social criticism, this collection draws upon John Shirley’s entire arsenal. The title essay, "New Taboos" is his prescription for a radical revisioni
In a secret government lab somewhere in Nevada, a young scientist cowers in darkness - waiting, listening, and calculating his chances of surviving the unspeakable carnage that has left him trapped a
Writers from Clive Barker to Bruce Sterling and Roger Zelazny have praised John Shirley’s searing, apocalyptic visions of postmodern hell on earth. Now this perversely brilliant author, one of the sem
It's the end of World War II. FDR's New Deal has redefined American politics. Taxes are at an all-time high. The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki has brought a fear of total annihilation. The rise of
Club owner Stu Cole and rocker Catz Wailen are struggling to keep Stu's club afloat in the face of Mob harassment. Then they are visited by a strange manifestation - a brutal avatar of the city of Sa
"Vivid, dense, powerful imagery … hard to put down!" — Washington Post"A complex, bizarre, and unique vision of the near future with a kaleidoscopic mix of politics, pop, and paranoia." &#
