Cass neary made her name in the seventies as a photographer embedded in the burgeoning punk movement in new york city. Generation loss cass neary, book 1 by elizabeth hand. Hand takes a break from her photographersleuth cass neary series generation loss, available dark, hard light to set this standalone novel in 1915 chicagos riverview park. Feb 15, 2012 available dark is a sequel to hands generation loss which is described on the flap as an underground classic, and i would concur with that, but you could squeak by without reading it first. Punk photographer cass neary, one of noirs great antiheroes katherine dunn, author of geek love, rages back in the series that began with the awardwinning novels generation loss and available dark.
Shelleys daughters horror fiction by women the new york. Elizabeth hand just keeps getting better and better, and hard light is powerful evidence of her mastery in the noir field. But now that the partys over, things are picking up. Its funny, im reading a book right now where the first half takes place at a party, and it was pretty boring. I just finished listening to it and am blown away by how relevant it still is. Click to read more about generation loss by elizabeth hand. Elizabeth hand writes with craftsmanship and passion.
Generation loss is a novel by american writer elizabeth hand. Mortal love by elizabeth hand nook book ebook barnes. Generation loss is out this spring from small beer press. Shelleys daughters horror fiction by women the new. Her pictures of the musicians and the hangerson, the infamous, the damned, and the dead, earned her a brief moment of fame.
Childhood, fame, rape, and fallout are dispatched in taut sentences that twitch with blood and fear and with some overripe nostalgia for the eras raw decadence. Fleeing reykjavik and a cluster of cult murders, cass. Your description of the story reminds me of eyes wide shut. Her work has received the shirley jackson award three times, the world fantasy award four times, the nebula award twice, as well as the j. Available dark is a sequel to hands generation loss which is described on the flap as an underground classic, and i would concur with that, but you could squeak by without reading it first. Cass neary made her name in the 1970s as a photographer. Apr 01, 2007 buy generation loss by hand, elizabeth isbn. A couple of years after seeing patti smith perform, elizabeth hand flunked out of college and became involved in the nascent punk scenes in dc and nyc.
George pelecanos a skin blistering crime novel as edgy and black as dried blood on a moonlit night. She writes for the washington post, village voice and several other publications, has been commissioned to write adaptations for the xfiles, 12 monkeys, and several star wars books around bounty hunter, boba fett. Born in san diego, she grew up in new yorks hudson valley, the setting for much of her work, before moving to washington d. Narrator cass neary is a hypnotic blend of hidden vulnerability, selfishness, and curiosity. Elizabeth hand books list of books by author elizabeth hand. A cass neary crime novel cass neary series by elizabeth hand. See all books authored by elizabeth hand, including poes children. Generation loss cass neary, book 1 by elizabeth hand book cover, description, publication history. Her novels and short stories have garnered numerous awards, including the shirley jackson award, three world fantasy awards, two nebula awards, and the james. No two fans would ever agree on a liz hand reading order, and every reader will have a different favorite of her books. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. In the sweltering summer of 1915, pin, the fourteenyearold daughter of a carnival fortuneteller, disguises herself as a boy and joins a teenage gang that roams the. Hand has described cass neary, the protagonist of 2007s generation loss, as your prototypical amoral speedfreak crankhead kleptomaniac murderous ragefilled alcoholic bisexual heavily. This life, birth to premature burnout, is encapsulated in a handful of pages at the start of elizabeth hands generation loss.
Cass neary made her name in the 70s as a photographer embedded in the burgeoning punk movement in new york city. This was the first of elizabeth hands books i ever read, years ago when it was first released in paperback. Getting gritty with elizabeth hand elizabeth hand is a woman of many talents. Her novels and stories, from mortal love and winterlong to bibliomancy and last summer at mars hill, display a rare integrity and honesty. Katherine dunn although generation loss moves like a thriller, it detonates with greater resound.
The secrets of smalltown life can be more deadly than fist fights and dead junkies. Cass neary made her name in the seventies as a photographer embedded in the burgeoning punk. Elizabeth hand elizabeth hands genrespanning work includes psychological suspense, fantasy and science fiction for both adults and younger readers, as well as historical and mainstream fiction. Lately, she has pared down her style and approach, with her last two books mortal love and generation loss being perhaps. Elizabeth hand is one of the best fantasists of her generation and one of the finest prose stylists of the past 20 years. For my comments on generation loss and wylding hall, see my post on my winter of discontent. Hand takes her time, and the book benefits from her care and risktakingyet, by the same token, generation loss never lags or loses.
This acclaimed book by elizabeth hand is available at in several formats for your ereader. She was an australian born critic in new york city, and she was an early adopter of so many bands and musicians, in particular bowie, the velvet. Generation loss by hand, elizabeth and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Her novel generation loss received the shirley jackson award. Publication date 2007 topics women photographers publisher northampton, ma. Elizabeth hand audio books, best sellers, author bio. Includes generation loss, available dark, hard light and the book of lamps and banners. Her iconoclastic series of crime novels which features offbeat photographer cass neary, began with the underground classic generation loss, and that was followed by the brilliant available dark. A skinblistering crime novel, as edgy and black as dried blood on a moonlit night. A photographer whose shots of new yorks punk scene in the seventies earned her fame, cache, and a cultish kind of cool.
This was the first of elizabeth hand s books i ever read, years ago when it was first released in paperback. Black light, elizabeth hand 1999 tammy april 27, 2016 at 9. Available dark isbn 9780312585945 pdf epub elizabeth. The third novel about cassandra nearyafter the groundbreaking generation loss and the edgy available darkhard light brings cass to england, where she immediately falls into a web of art, drugs, music, and madness. May 26, 2016 those words are tattooed on cass neary, the antihero of elizabeth hand s crimenovel series that began with generation loss and continued with available dark and the new hard light. Elizabeth hand is the bestselling author of fourteen genrespanning novels and five collections of short fiction and essays. The main point of contact between the two books is the heroine, cass neary, a burnedout, aging punk with a dead gaze, a faded tattoo and a.
Generation loss by elizabeth hand overdrive rakuten. Inhabits a world between reason and insanityits a delightful waking dream. Praise for generation loss although generation loss moves like a thriller, it detonates with greater resound. In the 1990s she cowrote a dc comics series with paul witcover called anima.
Elizabeth hand is the author of several books, most recently the novel generation loss. If you like atmospheric horror novels that start off strong and then. Roxon is all but forgotten now, but in 1969 she wrote the first encyclopedia of rock. Those words are tattooed on cass neary, the antihero of elizabeth hands crimenovel series that began with generation loss and continued with available dark and the new hard light. Apr 14, 2008 praise for generation loss although generation loss moves like a thriller, it detonates with greater resound. Inkstained wretch 2007 by elizabeth hand the fantastic spectrum of elizabeth hand 2009 by jason s. She was an australian born critic in new york city, and she was an early adopter of so many bands and musicians, in particular bowie, the velvet underground, iggy pop, and the whole glam scene. Generation loss is the shirley jackson award winning novel that launched elizabeth hand s expunk photographer cass neary into the world. The novel deals with the limits and limitations of art while being both thriller and mystery novel at the same time. Hand is a longtime contributor to numerous publications, including the washington. Author of generation loss, glimmering, winterlong, 12 monkeys, the frenchman millennium, no 1, best new paranormal romance, waking the moon, general chemistry elizabeth hand open library donate. Fleeing reykjavik and a cluster of cult murders, cass lands in london to rendezvous with her longtime lover quinn, a person of interest to both interpol and the.
Elizabeth hand born march 29, 1957 is an american writer. It has a great plot, plenty of mystery and mysticism, science and mythology, and a quest for power at its core. Mar 31, 2017 author of generation loss, glimmering, winterlong, 12 monkeys, the frenchman millennium, no 1, best new paranormal romance, waking the moon, general chemistry elizabeth hand open library donate. Elizabeth hand ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall.
Her work has received multiple shirley jackson, world fantasy and nebula awards, among other honors, and several of her books have been new york times and washington post notable books. She has also received the tiptree, nebula twice, and world fantasy four times awards, among others. Generation loss by elizabeth hand postmodern mystery. Jun 20, 20 generation loss paperback june 20, 20 by elizabeth hand elizabeth hand author 4. Elizabeth hand is the author of more than fourteen crossgenre novels and collections of short fiction. Robert crais ferocious, aching with compassion and cruelly brilliant. Generation loss paperback june 20, 20 by elizabeth hand elizabeth hand author 4. Includes generation loss, available dark, and hard light.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. If you like atmospheric horror novels that start off strong and then peter out, consider adam nevills the ritual. Elizabeth hand, a new york times notable author, has written nine novels and several shortstory collections. In the book generation loss by elizabeth hand we enter the life of cass scary neary, a selfdestructive photographer. Robert craiselizabeth hands writing honors include the shirley jackson award, the james tiptree award, the nebula award, the world fantasy award, the international horror guild award, and many others. An intrepid young woman stalks a murderer through turnofthecentury chicago, in the transfixing new historical novel from elizabeth hand.
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