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Straight on 'til Morning
"An imaginative and prodigious talent who never lets genre
boundaries hold him back." -- Douglas Clegg, author of You Come
When I Call You
It is the summer of 1981, the last three months of freedom
for Kevin Murphy and his friends before they begin high school.
The last chance to hang at the mall and goof off. And Kevin's
last chance to confess his unrequited love for Nicole French.
But Nikki has a new boyfriend -- a rough eighteen-year-old
named Pete Starling. Kevin knows Pete's no good for Nikki. And
now Pete and his gang have taken Nikki away. To rescue her,
Kevin and his friends must follow them into a land they were
never even meant to know about. A life they cannot imagine.
A place from which they may never return...
Hailed by Peter Straub as "wildly inventive," Christopher Golden
presents a story of lost innocence in a realm where one's wildest
dreams -- or darkest nightmares -- can come true.
Bonus features in newer editions
Straight on 'til Morning was re-released on September 5th,
2006. This was the first time the title was available in the
trade size, which is also known as oversized paperback. The
new edition features a brand-new cover, a new introduction by
the author, and a bonus short story, Runaway, which goes
a little something like this:
On the night when eleven year old Kevin Murphy's father takes
off for good, his parents' last fight drives him from the house.
He runs away, hiding out in the tree fort he and his brother
built in the woods at the top of their street. But Kevin isn't
the only runaway in the woods that night . . .
Straight on 'til Morning was previously released in mass market
paperback as well as a special Cemetery Dance Publications limited
edition hardcover. The hardcover features a cover painting by
legendary fantasy artist Michael Kaluta, as well as interior
illustrations (full page artwork for each chapter!) by some
of the biggest stars in the world of comic books, including
Mike Mignola, Arthur Adams, John Cassaday, Michael Zulli, Stephen
R. Bissette, Daniel Brereton, Joyce Chin, Ryan Sook, Eric Powell,
Philip Hester, Glenn Chadborne, Kyle Hotz, Timothy Bradstreet,
Colleen Doran, Kelley Jones, Ray Lago, Jacen Burrows, Randy
Green, Terry Moore, Kirk Van Wormer, Michael Zulli, and Mark
Texeira! Available in two states: Limited edition of 1,000 signed
copies Traycased Lettered Edition of 26 signed and lettered
copies (bound in leather, with satin ribbon page marker and
additional full-color artwork)
Reviews
"Golden's
dramatic and funny coming of age story evolv(es) into a horrific
and ultimately sorrowful thriller. A bizarre combination of
The Wonder Years and The Lost Boys, this fantastic tale entertains."
-- Publishers Weekly
"Christopher
Golden . . . is an imaginative and prodigious talent who never
lets genre boundaries hold him back."
-- Douglas Clegg, author Naomi and
Mischief
"The
print equivalent of From Dusk 'Til Dawn. High praise, indeed.
A bizarre trip across the dark fantastic that really, really
works. The Stand By Me-cum-The Outsiders feel of the first half
of the novel is real, and honest, and a great read in and of
itself; add the twisted fantasy element, and this book becomes
perfectly unique. A grown up, odd, compelling journey through
adolescence, and heartache, and of course, Neverland. A fascinating
and completely engrossing book."
-- The 11th Hour web magazine
"I
defy anyone to read a few of these scenes and not be swept up.
Golden's imagination was working overtime when he crafted a
way to blend this coming-of-age story with not just a bona fide
childhood classic, but Gaelic mythology as well, as the novel
progresses from the mundane to the weird to full-blown high
fantasy. Golden keeps those pages flying by, without forgetting
to bring it full circle and give your heart a tweak or two in
the very end."
-- Brian Hodge, author of Wild Horses
"A
clever and touching dark fantasy novel (that is) magic to read.
As dark, and as mature, as any good fairy tale is at heart.
Golden's storytelling is restrained as he finesses us down the
plot's road, and though there is a moral to the story, it's
a moral that aches with the revelations of coming of age, and
of leaving an age behind."
-- Gothic.net
Additional Information
Trade paperback
Published by Roc Trade on September 5th, 2006
$14.00 US
ISBN: 0451461061
352 pages in length
Limited hardcover
Published by Cemetary Dance in January 2001
Limited Edition: $40 US
Lettered Edition: $175 US
ISBN: 1587670356
336 pages in length
Mass market paperback
Published by Signet on April 10th, 2001
$6.99 US / $9.99 Canada
ISBN: 04512027677
336 pages in length |
