| The Armageddon Rag Contributor(s): Martin, George R. R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0553383078 ISBN-13: 9780553383072 Publisher: Bantam OUR PRICE: $19.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2007 Annotation: Onetime underground journalist Sandy Blair has traveled far from his radical roots in the '60s--until the bizarre and brutal murder of a millionaire rock promoter draws him back. As Sandy sets out to investigate the crime, he finds himself on a magical mystery tour of the pent-up passions of his generation. For a new messiah has resurrected the once legendary rock band Nazgul--but with an apocalyptic new beat that is a requiem of demonism, mind control, and death only Sandy may be able to change in time. . . . |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Science Fiction - General - Fiction | Fantasy - Contemporary - Fiction | Horror - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.28" W x 9.24" (0.89 lbs) 384 pages |
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| Publisher Description: "The best novel concerning the American pop music culture of the sixties I've ever read."--Stephen King From #1 New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin comes the ultimate novel of revolution, rock 'n' roll, and apocalyptic murder--a stunning work of fiction that portrays not just the end of an era, but the end of the world as we know it.Onetime underground journalist Sandy Blair has come a long way from his radical roots in the '60s--until something unexpectedly draws him back: the bizarre and brutal murder of a rock promoter who made millions with a band called the Nazg l. Now, as Sandy sets out to investigate the crime, he finds himself drawn back into his own past--a magical mystery tour of the pent-up passions of his generation. For a new messiah has resurrected the Nazg l and the mad new rhythm may be more than anyone bargained for--a requiem of demonism, mind control, and death, whose apocalyptic tune only Sandy may be able to change in time . . . before everyone follows the beat. "The wilder aspects of the '60s . . . roar back to life in this hallucinatory story by a master of chilling suspense."--Publishers Weekly "What a story, full of nostalgia and endless excitement. . . . It's taut, tense, and moves like lightning."--Tony Hillerman "Daring . . . a knowing, wistful appraisal of . . . a crucial American generation."--Chicago Sun-Times "Moving . . . comic . . . eerie . . . really and truly a walk down memory lane."--The Washington Post |