SOFTSPOKEN by Lucius Shepard, cover art by J.K.Potter. San Francisco, CA; Night Shade Books; 2007. 1st edition hardcover. A chilling and mysterious voice becomes audible to Sanie shortly after she and her husband Jackson move into the decaying antebellum mansion that is the Bullard ancestral home in rural South Carolina. At first, she wonders if the voice might be a prank played by Jackson's peyote-popping brother Will or his equally off-kilter sister Louise. But soon Sanie discovers that the ghostly voice is merely a single piece in the decadent, baroque puzzle that comprises the Bullard family history rank with sensuality, violence, repression and madness. The limited edition is SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR and contains a bonus section of material from Sanie's journal. Limited to 100 copies. Fine in fine dj. 1 COPY AVAILABLE. |