Rich Shapero
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
193 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Lyle is a young man who hates his life in the State of Salt, a cultural and literal desert. He vandalizes a State icon, then swallows a poison pill that transports him not to death, but to a liminal realm - blue, watery, and wholly alien. He's rescued and shepherded by henchmen of the Polyp, god of the oceanic world they call "heaven". A series of encounters unfolds between Lyle and the monstrous, seductive god, who gradually reveals his grandeur...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
348 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Rin, Tongue, and Dorner takes place in an apocalyptic future, where humanity survives in temperature regulated geodomes. The protagonist, Dorner, has committed himself to his career as a Planner, keeping the temperature of his colony constant through a system of furnaces as well as a strict code of human conduct. Extremes of human activity -- violence, extreme athleticism, and excessive sexual activity -- can threaten the thermal balance. His vow...
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
432 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Zachary Knox, a sharpshooter known as "the Bull's-Eye Telepath," heads north in search of gold. On his way he meets Sephy, a magnetic woman on the trail of her lost brother. But on arrival, they find the mining camp is home to a cult. The mine boss, Trevillian, rules the camp like a despotic priest, and at the center of his faith is Hope, an elusive goddess for whom the miners toil, enduring increasingly perilous trials as they pursue her into the...
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 audio disc (approximately 37 min.) : CD audio, digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in + 1 lyric booklet (22 pages : color illustrations ; 12 cm)
Language
English
Description
"To tell his story, Shapero fuses his provocative novel with hypnotic, original music--featuring the vocals of Marissa Nadler--and the visionary art of Donald Pass. The result is a riveting and fully immersive storytelling experience."--Box container.
