Originally published in 1988, Ray Garton s fourth novel, following not long after his award nominated Live Girls, is regarded as a classic of the splatterpunk movement in horror fiction. Garton has a way with teenage boredom, atmospheric small town isolation, incest, drug abuse, and over the top violence and he has managed to create a modern remake of the story of the Pied Piper with a sinister character, Mace (who wears a crucifax around his neck a crucifix with an axlike blade on it) appearing on the scene, seducing mixed up kids with his siren song of pleasure, power, and indulgence, all leading to a horrifically unsettling climax of death and destruction. And then there are the ratlike things that do the piper s bidding . . .
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Seller: Rivertown Fine Books, McGregor, IA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Paul Sonju (illustrator). Stated 1st Ed. Pub by Dark Harvest, Arlington Heights, Illinois, 1990, stated 1st Edition. not exLib. As-New cond. hardcover w/ As-New cond. unclipped ($19.95) pict dustjacket. Bookis complete, intact & unmarked. illustrated by paul Sonju. 243pp. Square, straight, tight, bright, clean & unmarked, overall As-New cond inside & out. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 102720
Seller: Rivertown Fine Books, McGregor, IA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Bob Eggleton (illustrator). Stated 1st Ed. Pub by Dark Harvest, Arlington Heights, Illinois, 1988, stated 1st Edition. Limited edition copy "p/c," SIGNED by author and illustrator. As-New cond. hardcover w/ As-New cond. unclipped pict dustjacket in As-New slipcase. 326pp. Square, straight, tight, bright, clean & unmarked, overall As-New cond inside & out. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 030836
Seller: Rare Reads, Athens, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. This is a "PC" Publisher's copy of 300 numbered copies It is believed that there were only about 75 of these "PC" copies but probably very few that contain the following anomaly: The signature page with Garton's and Eggleton's signature has been bound into the book upside down. This is a Fine copy in Fine Dust Wrapper and a slipcase that is fine except for a little edge wear in one small area. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # ca08152007