In the Valley of the Sun by Andy Davidson
Shortlisted for the 2017 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel; Runner-up for Best Novel in This Is Horror awards 2017. One night in 1980, a man becomes a monster. Travis Stillwell spends his nights searching out women in honky-tonk bars on the back roads of Texas. What he does with them doesn't make him proud: it just quiets the demons for a little while. But when he crosses paths with one particular mysterious pale-skinned girl, he wakes up weak and bloodied, with no memory of the night before. Finding refuge at a small motel, Travis develops feelings for the owner, Annabelle, but at night he fights a horrible transformation and his need to feed. Half a state away, a grizzled Texas Ranger is hunting Travis for his past misdeeds, but what he finds will lead him to a revelation far more monstrous. A man of the law, he'll have to decide how far into the darkness he'll go for the sake of justice.
By turns spare and solemn, but also vast and treacherous, as the SouthwestJeffrey Stayton. Davidson's rich prose plunges the reader into a hell all the more terrifying for its banality... grabs you by the throat and drags you down a twisted road. E.Z. Rinsky. A beautiful nightmare. A book that haunts, teases, and compels. a must-read for any brave horror fan. Erik Storey. Like some knives, a work of art: sharp, frightening, and elegant. Nicholas Mainieri. A perfectly paced thriller that's chillingly fun to read, but Davidson's prose transcends genre like a fresh Cormac McCarthy. Dana Chamblee Carpenter. A flint-hard, gorgeously written nightmare. Laird Barron. With lyrical prose and creeping dread, Davidson turns the screws. Kelly J. Ford. A riveting blend of vampire horror, a serial killer's tale, and police procedural. Dana Cameron.
Andy Davidson holds an MFA in fiction from the University of Mississippi. His work has appeared in publications such as Drunken Boat, Carve magazine, the Santa Clara Review and other journals. He lives in Georgia with his wife. This is his first novel.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781910192979 |
| ISBN 10 | 191019297X |
| Title | In the Valley of the Sun |
| Author | Andy Davidson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Saraband |
| Year published | 2017-10-31 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Bram Stoker Award 2017, Short-listed for Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award 2018, Short-listed for This Is Horror Award 2017 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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