I AM THE ABYSS contains human minds whose journeys in the Birth World have come to an end. Authors Michael Marshall Smith, Nicole Cushing, Reggie Oliver, Steve Rasnic Tem, John R. Little, Jeffrey Thomas, Greg F. Gifune, Douglas Wynne and William Meikle give us windows into the personal afterlives of unique individuals trapped in self-created worlds. Featuring an original 16"x8" two-page color spread by Les Edwards preceding each story (each story is original and written specifically for this volume), I AM THE ABYSS is printed in a unique 8"x8" trim size with over eighteen color pages inside the book. With 9 novella-length stories, this tome is expected to come in at over 400 pages.
Author
Michael Marshall (Smith) is a bestselling novelist and screenwriter. His first novel, ONLY FORWARD, won the August Derleth and Philip K. Dick awards. SPARES and ONE OF US were optioned for film by DreamWorks and Warner Brothers, and the Straw Men trilogy - THE STRAW MEN, THE LONELY DEAD and BLOOD OF ANGELS - were international bestsellers. His most recent novels are THE INTRUDERS, BAD THINGS and KILLER MOVE. He is a four-time winner of the BFS Award for short fiction, and his stories are collected in two volumes - WHAT YOU MAKE IT and MORE TOMORROW AND OTHER STORIES (which won the International Horror Guild Award). He lives in Santa Cruz, California with his wife and son.
