Clive Barker is the bestselling author of twenty-two books, including the New York Times bestsellers Abarat; Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War; the Hellraiser and Candyman series, and The Thief of Always. He is also an acclaimed painter, film producer, and director. He lives in Southern California.
"[Clive Barker] is a mapmaker of the mind, charting the farthest reaches of the imagination.... " -- Washington Post"Barker has an unparalleled talent for envisioning other worlds." -- Maxine Hong Kingston, Washington Post Book World"A writer of stunning imagination." -- Atlanta Journal & Constitution"One of our most inventive and risk-taking writers." -- Kirkus Reviews"...in the language of fear, he has no equals." -- Time Out (London)"Barker possesses one of contemporary fictions' wildest and finest imaginations." -- Kirkus"Unfolds with genuine momentum, in the vigorous style of a fully engaged storyteller." -- Janet Maslin, New York Times"Wickedly enjoyable... endlessly entertaining...a powerhouse of a novel... irresistible." -- USA Today"Barker's vision is impressively bizarre--think Anne Rice meets Jacqueline Susann." -- People"When you're in the mood for forgettable escapism, nobody does it better." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer"Riveting." -- The Baltimore Sun
Talk about coldhearted. The mansion in Coldheart Canyon where glamorous movie star Todd Pickett has retired to recover from botched plastic surgery has a door leading straight to a dreadful new world called The Devil's Country. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
"[Clive Barker] is a mapmaker of the mind, charting the farthest reaches of the imagination.... " -- Washington Post"Barker has an unparalleled talent for envisioning other worlds." -- Maxine Hong Kingston, Washington Post Book World"A writer of stunning imagination." -- Atlanta Journal & Constitution"One of our most inventive and risk-taking writers." -- Kirkus Reviews"...in the language of fear, he has no equals." -- Time Out (London)"Barker possesses one of contemporary fictions' wildest and finest imaginations." -- Kirkus"Unfolds with genuine momentum, in the vigorous style of a fully engaged storyteller." -- Janet Maslin, New York Times"Wickedly enjoyable... endlessly entertaining...a powerhouse of a novel... irresistible." -- USA Today"Barker's vision is impressively bizarre--think Anne Rice meets Jacqueline Susann." -- People"When you're in the mood for forgettable escapism, nobody does it better." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer"Riveting." -- The Baltimore Sun
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