A surrealistic magic realist nightmare that lasts eight hours and involves this person and "you and " and the dream incarnations of his cat, Alleymanderous, by turns tormentor but ultimately guru, taking you on a painful but necessary dreamride to the midnight of your soul.Included also are 31 stories, other and "magical realities and " from the writer whom Elton Elliott, former editor of The Science Fiction Review, has called and " . . . the transformational figure for science fiction. and " and "A writer of imagination and insight and " - Terry Brooks and "Bruce Taylor's writing is always unexpected, even extraordinary. He certainly earns his title of `Mr. Magic Realism.' and " - Kevin J. Anderson, author of Scattered Suns, Dune novels and other New York Times best-sellers. and "A very gifted writer of short fiction. and " - Jeff VanderMeer, author of Annihilation and "As rich and poetic as Bradbury at his finest. and " - William F. Nolan, author, Logan's Run