Summer of Night

Publisher Marketing: It s the summer of 1960 and in the small town of Elm Haven, Illinois, five twelve-year-old boys are forging the powerful bonds that a lifetime of change will not break. From sunset bike rides to shaded hiding places in the woods, the boys days are marked by all of the secrets and silences of an idyllic childhood. But amid the sun-drenched cornfields, their loyalty will be pitilessly tested. When a long-silent bell peals in the middle of the night, the townsfolk know it marks the end of their carefree days. From the depths of the Old Central School, a hulking fortress tinged with the mahogany scent of coffins, an invisible evil is rising. Strange and horrifying events begin to overtake everyday life, spreading terror through the once-peaceful town. Determined to exorcize this ancient plague, Mike, Duane, Dale, Harlen, and Kevin must wage a war of blood against an arcane abomination who owns the night. It stands with the best of King and Straub in the traditional modern horror genre. "Seattle Post-Intelligencer" Impressive combines beautiful writing and suspense into a book for which Dan Simmons deserves the bestseller status of King and Koontz. "The Denver Post" One can only wonder what Simmons will do next, now that he s shown us he can do everything the best writers in horror and science fiction can do. "The Philadelphia Inquirer"" Review Citations: Booklist 11/15/1997 pg. 563 (EAN 9780446362665, Mass Market Paperbound) Publishers Weekly 02/10/1992 (EAN 9780446362665, Mass Market Paperbound) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/1992 pg. 718 (EAN 9780399135736, Hardcover) Booklist Ed Choice Adu Bk YA's 01/01/1992 pg. 872 (EAN 9780399135736, Hardcover) Library Journal 01/01/1991 (EAN 9780399135736, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 12/14/1990 (EAN 9780399135736, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 08/29/2011 (EAN 9781455810406, Compact Disc) Contributor Bio:  Simmons, Dan Dan Simmons is a recipient of a Hugo Award and the author of critically acclaimed suspense and science fiction novels. He makes his home in Colorado. Contributor Bio:  Miller, Dan John Dan John Miller is an American actor and musician. In the Oscar-winning "Walk the Line", he starred as Johnny Cash s guitarist and best friend, Luther Perkins, and has also appeared in George Clooney s "Leatherheads "and "My One and Only", with Renee Zellweger. An award-winning audiobook narrator, Dan has garnered multiple Audie Award nominations, has twice been named a Best Voice by "AudioFile "magazine, and has received several AudioFile Earphones Awards and a Listen-Up Award from "Publishers Weekly".