Author Description

The privileged daughter of famous television actors, Charlotte Lit Moylan is ready to enjoy one last wild fling before college and adulthood. In fact, the whole idyllic hamlet of Kamensic, New York, is ready to party, for legendary avant-garde film director -- and Lit's godfather -- Alex Kern is coming back to reopen his fabulous mansion, Bolerium. The whole town is invited, but other, more disturbing guests are arriving too. Kern's connections extend far beyond Hollywood, beyond even the modern age... and in Bolerium's echoing halls a fearsome confrontation is gathering, between ancient powers of the darkness and those of the light sworn to stop them at any cost, no matter what -- or who -- the sacrifice. -- Black Light is stunningly repacked -- At the forefront of a new generation of fabulists (Washington Post), Hand routinely receives outstanding reviews from critics and bestselling peers alike. She has been called accomplished (William Gibson), ambitious (Village Voice Literary Supplement), and superior.... An author worth watching, not to mention recommending (Booklist) -- Elizabeth Hand has won virtually every award in the science fiction/fantasy genre including the Nebula, the Tiptree, the Mythopaeic and the World Fantasy Award