Demons

John Shirley

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Ballantine
15 April 2003

Horror & ghost stories; Apocalyptic; Occult; Demons Horror

"""An allegory for our time, full of creepy splendorand excitement . . . Demons is a brave andsmart book. Read it if you dare.""-San Francisco Bay Guardian

""Demons is funny, outrageous, and frightening, and, as a metaphor for our times, it works frighteningly well.""-Rocky Mountain News

In a future uncomfortably close to the present day, the apocalypse has surpassed all expectations. Hideous demons roam the streets in an orgy of terror, drawing pleasure from torturing humans as sadistically as possible. Ira, a young San Francisco artist, becomes involved with a strange group of scientists and philosophers desperately trying to end the bloody siege. But the most shocking revelation is yet to come. . . .

Praise for Demons

""Barely street-legal, Shirley's Bosch-like visions mark himout as perhaps the closest thing contemporaryAmerican fantasy has to a genuine 'outsider artist.'""-William Gibson

""John Shirley is an adventurer, returning from dark andtroubled regions with visionary tales to tell. I heartilyrecommend a journey with John Shirley at your side.""-Clive Barker

""John Shirley writes like a runaway train. . . . Intenselysuspenseful, visionary, surreal, and every bit as gritty andimmediate and believable as a police report, this bookwill scare you, dazzle you, and delight you.""-Tim Powers"

By: John Shirley
Imprint: Ballantine
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 208mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 295g
ISBN: 9780345446497
ISBN 10: 0345446496
Pages: 372
Publication Date: 15 April 2003
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Shirley is the author of more than a dozen books including the newly reissued classic cyberpunk A Song Called Youth trilogy - Eclipse, Eclipse Corona, and Eclipse Penumbra. He is the recipient of the Horror Writers Association Bram Stoker Award and the International Horror Guild Award for his collection Black Butterflies. He has fronted punk bands and written lyrics for Blue Oyster Cult and other bands. A principal screenwriter for The Crow, Shirley now devotes most of his time to writing for television and film.