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In the summer of 2045, Atlanta is a city on the verge of panic. A killer is stalking her people, leaving behind eerily beautiful crime scenes painted with occult symbols. Is he an insane artist, carving his work out of flesh and blood? A satanic sorcerer, hoping to bring about the end of days? Or a political operative, trying to terrify the electorate into voting for his party?
A handful of people have the pieces to the puzzle, but they are scattered through the city’s subcultures: A wisecracking gay detective hunting for his kidnapped partner. A black cop, trying to use high-tech forensics to solve crimes that seem to be right out of the Middle Ages. A Wiccan journalist who employs search engines and scrying spells with equal skill. A televangelist with an eye on the White House, and the Christian rock star who wants to take him down. A transgender Cherokee shaman trying to right a wrong from the 1800s.
And Benji, the fourteen-year-old boy at the center of it all. Who thinks that his biggest problem is what will happen when his strict Baptist parents find out that his new girlfriend is a witch.
Together, they might be able to stop what’s coming. If they can stay alive long enough to find each other.
- Winner of two Spectrum Awards for LGBT-themed science fiction. -
- A double finalist for the Lambda Literary Awards in the Mystery and Speculative Fiction categories -
"There's a great SF premise here...the writing is tight, the drama tense." -- Locus
"Hartman's character's are smart. His world-building is broad, convincing, and exciting: his choice of detail is exquisite. Compelling and engrossing, this book grabbed me and didn't let me go until long after the end." -- Nina Kiriki Hoffman, winner of the Nebula and Bram Stoker Awards.
"Like his hero, loved his plot, and envied his style." --Mike Resnick, five-time winner of the Hugo Award.
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Keith Hartman is a novelist and filmmaker who lives in Los Angeles.
His books have won the Spectrum Award for gay science fiction twice and have been nominated for the Lambda Literary Award three times. His feature films have won “Best Picture” at 14 film festivals.
If you’d like to try one of his books, start with The Gumshoe, the Witch, and the Virtual Corpse. If you’d like to try a movie, start with You Should Meet My Son!
And keep up with all of his projects at www.Keith-Hartman.com
