He claims he's not a fan of rock-and-roll, but somehow Harlan Ellison's seminal novel based on the career of Jerry Lee Lewis ended up in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. One of the first - and still one of the best - dissections of the wildly destructive rock-and-roll lifestyle, Spider Kiss isn't about giant cockroaches that attack Detroit or space invaders that smell like chicken soup. Instead, it's the story of Luther Sellers, a poor kid from Louisville with a voice like an angel who's renamed Stag Preston by a ruthless ...
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He claims he's not a fan of rock-and-roll, but somehow Harlan Ellison's seminal novel based on the career of Jerry Lee Lewis ended up in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. One of the first - and still one of the best - dissections of the wildly destructive rock-and-roll lifestyle, Spider Kiss isn't about giant cockroaches that attack Detroit or space invaders that smell like chicken soup. Instead, it's the story of Luther Sellers, a poor kid from Louisville with a voice like an angel who's renamed Stag Preston by a ruthless promoter. Preston's meteoric rise on the music scene is matched only by the rise in his enormous appetites - and not just for home cooking - and soon the invisible monkey named Success is riding him straight to hell. This raucous early novel reinforces Ellison's reputation as one of America's most dynamic writers.
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Seller's Description:
Very good. Some cover wear; crease on front cover. Spine is not broken. Foxing throughout. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. Mass Market Paperback. 261 pages. "If you thought the only thing Ellison writes is speculative fiction, craziness about giant cockroaches that attack Detroit or invaders from space who look like pink eggplant and smell like chicken soup, this dynamite novel of the emergent days of rock & roll will turn you around at least three times. No spaceships, no angel and an invisible monkey named Success riding him straight to hell..." B/W photo of Ellison on the back cover
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Shaw, Barclay. 261 p. 1982 paperback edition from Ace. VERY GOOD. Barclay Shaw cover art. WITHDRAWN EDITIONWITH BLACK AND WHITE AUTHOR PHOTOAND "SCIENCE FICTION" DESIGNATION ON SPINE. Originally titled Rockabilly.
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Shaw, Barclay. NF. 261 p. 1982 paperback edition from Ace. NEAR FINE, reader's crease, tanning. Barclay Shaw cover art. originally titled Rockabilly. WITHDRAWN EDITION WITH BLACK AND WHITE AUTHOR PHOTO AND SPINE DESIGNATION "SCIENCE FICTION" Uncommon!
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Very Good. Black and white photo of author on back. Stated first Ace printing. Spine and text block solid and firm. Covers mostly unmarked except for faint pressure marks. Faint crease on lower left cover. Otherwise, a very attractive copy of an uncommon edition of this book. Size: 12mo-over 6 3/4 in-7 3/4 in Tall. Year: 1982.
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Shaw, Barclay. 261 p. 1982 paperback edition from Ace. FINE, some tanning. Barclay Shaw cover art. WITHDRAWN EDITION with black and white author photo, and "Science Fiction" on spine. Quite uncommon.
