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One of the darkest, edgiest, boldest writers around, John Shirley lays down
an adrenalized yet artful prose that fairly skids across the page, dragging the
reader along into shadowed corners of terror and desire. Yet while it's
thrilling, there's psychological depth, too, as Shirley bores into the brains of
his characters, revealing the motivations of those who walk on the wild side.
Many writers extrapolate from peripheral observation and research, but John
Shirley's stories come from personal experience with extreme people and extreme
mental states, and his struggle with the seductions of addiction. On the
streets, in the midst of darkest suburbia, or just beyond consensus reality -
Shirley brings the shadows to vivid life.
