New York: Avon, 1990. Author's wonderful third novel, which was praised by such diverse writers as Stephen King ('a gorgeous, frightening, imaginative, loving, unsettling, funny, gruesome, thought-provoking novel'), Pat Conroy ('I think he's an absolute original, a novelist of rare and terrifying power') and Stanislaw Lem ('amazing, perplexing and unforgettable.') . ISBN: 0-380-706881.