Twelve strange, eerie, sensual stories by a bold new voice in weird fiction. Capricious gods rule a world of women. Zombies breed human cattle. The son of a superhero must decide between his heritage and his religion. Young lovers worship a primordial spider god. The apocalyptic rebirth of the god of the elephants. Monstrous chimeras roam through a devastated future Earth. A retired fisherman caught in the middle of a conflict between gods and superheroes. Teenagers struggle to survive a surreal ice age...<BR><BR>"Claude Lalumiere's stories are dark, mordant, precisely formed. His first collection is extraordinarily accomplished in its craft and subversive intent." Lucius Shepard<BR><BR>"These stories are terrifically creepy. And not unlike Edgar Allan Poe or Potted Meat Product, they gave me the willies." Christopher Moore<BR><BR>"This finely crafted, stylishly dark collection is a vitrine of objets and curios, a specimen cabinet of elegant bizarrerie. I recommend it to all connoisseurs of lyricism and things passing strange." Richard Calder<BR><BR>"Disturbing and funny, sexy and psychedelic, this collection marks the debut of a highly original voice in fantastic fiction." Jan Lars Jensen