Entropy in Bloom
Stories
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- $21.99
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- $21.99
Publisher Description
For more than a decade, Jeremy Robert Johnson has been bubbling under the surface of both literary and genre fiction. His short stories present a brilliantly dark and audaciously weird realm where cosmic nightmares collide with all-too-human characters and apocalypses of all shapes and sizes loom ominously. In "Persistence Hunting," a lonely distance runner is seduced into a brutal life of crime with an ever-narrowing path for escape. In "When Susurrus Stirs," an unlucky pacifist must stop a horrifying parasite from turning his body into a sentient hive. Running through all of Johnson's work is a hallucinatory vision and deeply-felt empathy, earning the author a reputation as one of today's most daring and thrilling writers.
Featuring the best of his independently-published short fiction, as well as an exclusive, never-before-published novella "The Sleep of Judges"--where a father's fight against the denizens of a drug den becomes a mind-bending suburban nightmare--Entropy in Bloom is a perfect compendium for avid fans and an ideal entry point for adventurous readers seeking the humor, heartbreak, and terror of JRJ's strange new worlds.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
There's nary a dud in Johnson's chilling collection of 15 reprints and one original novella. "The Gravity of Benham Falls" turns the classic ghost story on its head, with satisfying results. "Snowfall," about a little boy waking to a new world, is short but packs a heartrending punch. "When Susurrus Stirs," about a man who lets a parasite take over his body, isn't for the faint of heart. "Luminary" is an appropriately luminous story about a young man with a beautiful and terrifying power. In "Cathedral Mother," an ecoterrorist plots to derail a plan to clear redwoods from an Oregon forest, but the forest has other plans for her. The crown jewel is the utterly terrifying new novella "The Sleep of Judges," in which a suburban dad, plots revenge against the people who burglarized his home but soon finds out they're not quite people anymore. Johnson is a master of mood, seamlessly combining the literary with the grotesque. Horror fans will find much to chew on, and these stories will certainly reach a wider audience. Johnson (Skullcrack City) deserves to be a household name, as this superb collection makes clear.
