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Pandemonium by Daryl Gregory
It is a world like our own in every respect . . . save one. In the 1950s, random acts of possession begin to occur. Ordinary men, women, and children are the targets of entities that seem to spring from the depths of the collective unconscious, pop-cultural avatars some call demons. There's the Truth, implacable avenger of falsehood. The Captain, brave and self-sacrificing soldier. The Little Angel, whose kiss brings death, whether desired or not. And a string of others, ranging from the bizarre to the benign to the horrific. As a boy, Del Pierce is possessed by the Hellion, an entity whose mischief-making can be deadly. With the help of Del's family and a caring psychiatrist, the demon is exorcised . . . or is it? Years later, following a car accident, the Hellion is back, trapped inside Del's head and clamoring to get out. Del's quest for help leads him to Valis, an entity possessing the science fiction writer formerly known as Philip K. Dick; to Mother Mariette, a nun who inspires decidedly unchaste feelings; and to the Human League, a secret society devoted to the extermination of demons. All believe that Del holds the key to the plague of possession-and its solution. But for Del, the cure may be worse than the disease.Look out, Lethem Daryl Gregory mixes pop culture and pathos, flavoring it with Philip K. Dick. Pandemonium possesses every quality you want in a great novel, and the good news is it's only his debut.
-Charles Coleman Finlay, Hugo and Nebula Award-nominated author of The Prodigal Troll
Daryl Gregory is the author of the Tor.com novelette Nine Final Days on Planet Earth, which was a Hugo finalist. Spoonbenders, a Nebula, Locus, and World Fantasy Award finalist now in development at Showtime, is his fifth novel. His story We Are All Perfectly Alright was a finalist for the Nebula, Sturgeon, and Locus Awards, and won the World Fantasy and Shirley Jackson Awards. Unpossible and Other Tales, a Publishers Weekly top book of the year, contains many of his short works. Daryl currently resides in Oakland, California.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780345501165 |
| ISBN 10 | 0345501160 |
| Title | Pandemonium |
| Author | Daryl Gregory |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2008-08-26 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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