Book description
The fourth eagerly awaited Sandman Slim novel from Richard Kadrey
While ruling the denizens of darkness does have a few perks, James
Stark isn't exactly thrilled at the course his career (not to mention
his soul) has taken. Breaking out of Hell once was a miraculous trick.
But twice? If anyone can do it, it's Sandman Slim. While he's working
out the details of his latest escape plan, Slim has to figure out how to
run his new domain and hold off a host of trigger-happy killers
mesmerised by that bullseye on his back.
Everyone in Heaven, Hell, and in between wants to be the fastest gun in
the universe, and the best way to prove it is to take down the new
Lucifer, aka Sandman Slim aka James Stark. Then again, LA isn't quite
the paradise it once was since he headed south. A serial killer ghost is
running wild and his angelic alter-ago is hiding somewhere in the lost
days of time with a secret cabal who can rewrite reality. And starting
to care about people and life again is a real bitch for a stone-cold killer.
A violent and atmospheric tale full of edgy fun and packed with angels
and demons, monsters and madmen, Devil Said Bang is another thrilling
hit of kick-ass fun from the diabolically talented Richard Kadrey.
Praise for Sandman Slim:
“The perfect escapist storyline … side-splittingly funny. … gruesome
slapstick mixed with down-and-dirty Hammett-esque mayhem and
double-dealing. … If you've been hoping someone would bring the
full-strength SoCal toxic waste to the urban fantasy game, then Sandman
Slim is your poison.” io9. com
“The best B movie I've read in at least twenty years. An addictively
satisfying, deeply amusing, dirty-ass masterpiece, Sandman Slim swerves
hell-bent through our culture's impacted gridlock of genres…it's like
watching Sergio Leone and Clive Barker co-direct from a script by Jim
Thompson and S. Clay Wilson.” William Gibson on Sandman Slim
“Nicotine and octane in equal parts might come close to the high-energy
buzz from Richard Kadrey's Sandman Slim. Crisp world building,
recognizable and fully-realized characters, and a refreshingly unique
storytelling style make for an absorbing read. Sandman Slim is my kind
of hero.” Kim Harrison on Sandman Slim Richard Kadrey has published
five novels, including Sandman Slim, Butcher Bird and Metrophage, and
more than fifty stories. He has been immortalized as an action figure,
and his short story “Goodbye Houston Street, Goodbye” was nominated for
a British Science Fiction Association Award. A freelance writer and
photographer, he lives in San Francisco.
