Daryl Gregory was at Clarion in 1988. At the workshop, he wrote a story about drag-racing demons, and I knew then that he was one of the good ones, someone who would go out and blow a hole through SF. He’s been publishing great stories for years, and getting a lot of well-deserved attention.
And I’m totally thrilled that today he publishes his first novel, Pandemonium. The book is already getting great reviews (Publisher’s Weekly, Locus, The Agony Column). And hey, the first taste is free — you can read the first chapter here.
Congratulations, Daryl! I’m excited for you. Go celebrate, man. I’ll be here reading the book.
Thanks, Kel!
I’m enjoying this first novel thing that you and Nicola (and Mark Tiedemann and Peg Kerr, for those tracking the progress of the clarion 88 classmates) knocked off long ago.
I’m a slow learner. But I’m having fun.
–d
The cool thing, mon ami, is that it’s not a race. Having fun is the real point.
We got the book yesterday and it’s next on the list.