Robert Jackson Bennett was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Winner of the Shirley Jackson Award, the Sydney J. Bounds Award, and an Edgar Award, he is the author of the novels Mr. Shivers, The Company Man, The Troupe, American Elsewhere, the Founders trilogy, and the Divine Cities trilogy, which was a 2018 Hugo Awards finalist in the Best Series category. Find out more about the author at www.robertjacksonbennett.com.
"...like a collaboration between Stephen King and John
Steinbeck."
--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Mr. Shivers is a startling debut, a deft amalgam of thriller,
cerebral horror and American gothic, written with a stark and
artful simplicity that complements the examination of struggling
humanity pushed to its limits."--The Guardian (UK)
"A ravishing debut...supremely chilling, it never loses its grip in
its journey to the edge of the apocalypse."--The Daily Mail
(UK)
"Bennett's supernatural dust storm of a debut offers a killer
premise and may remind readers of vintage Stephen
King."--Amazon.com
"Compelling and truly horrifying, this debut novel is highly
recommended for all fiction and horror collections."--Library
Journal (Starred Review)
It begins simply. A grieving father chases the killer of his daughter across the Dust Bowl, finding allies and enemies along the way. Soon, though, it seems that the killer is more than human, and as the story gains momentum, it passes through layers of supernatural and psychological horror and enters the realm of myth. The ending is predictable, but the protagonist has no idea, and there's a savage joy in watching him rush headlong to his fate. VERDICT Readers who liked Neil Gaiman's American Gods will find similar themes here, while the setting and bleak inevitability invoke a more readable Cormac McCarthy. Compelling and truly horrifying, this debut novel is highly recommended for all fiction and horror collections.-Karl G. Siewert, Tulsa City-Cty. Lib. Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information.
...like a collaboration between Stephen King and John
Steinbeck.
--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Mr. Shivers is a startling debut, a deft amalgam of
thriller, cerebral horror and American gothic, written with a stark
and artful simplicity that complements the examination of
struggling humanity pushed to its limits.--The Guardian (UK)
A ravishing debut...supremely chilling, it never loses its grip in
its journey to the edge of the apocalypse.--The Daily Mail (UK)
Bennett's supernatural dust storm of a debut offers a killer
premise and may remind readers of vintage Stephen
King.--Amazon.com
Compelling and truly horrifying, this debut novel is highly
recommended for all fiction and horror collections.--Library
Journal (Starred Review)
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