Black Moon
$27.84
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
15 November 2015
Summary
Imagine a world without sleep. A world driven to the brink of exhaustion. A waking nightmare.
The world has stopped sleeping. Restless nights have grown into days of panic, delirium and, eventually, desperation. But few and far between, sleepers can still be found - a gift they quickly learn to hide.
Matt Biggs is one of the sleepers. After six restless days and nights, Biggs wakes to find his wife gone. He stumbles out of the house in search of her to find a world awash with …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099587347 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0099587343 |
| Author: | Kenneth Calhoun |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 15 November 2015 |
| Weight: | 210g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 18mm |
You Can Find This Book In
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Extraordinary… Horribly, terribly compelling – Alison Flood * Sunday Times *
Heartstopping * Guardian *
Gripping… Terrifying yet terrific * Metro *
Brilliant * Daily Mail *
A gripping read… This is a book that will get you thinking – and thanking your lucky stars for a good night’s sleep… I loved it – Jenny Green * Sun *
Calhoun’s prose is razor sharp, concise yet hauntingly descriptive… I wouldn’t be surprised if Black Moon turns out to be the best debut novel of 2014 – Jim Dempsey * Bookmunch *
The novel is a heart-stopping quest – Guardian * David Barnett *
Calhoun vividly depicts the societal collapse that results when people are no longer able to differentiate dreaming from reality… Skilled and polished – James Lovegrove * Financial Times *
Gripping… Terrifying yet terrific – Anita Sethi * Metro *
One of those perfectly simple concepts which can be summed up in a sentence. Great fun * Bookseller *
About The Author
Kenneth Calhoun
Kenneth Calhoun has published short fiction in The Paris Review, Tin House, and the 2011 Pen/O. Henry Prize Collection, among others. He has been awarded the Italo Calvino Prize for Fabulist Fiction and the Summer Literary Seminars/Fence Magazine fiction contest. He is a Graphic Design professor at Lasell College in Boston. Black Moon is his first novel.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.