Shadowbahn

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“Malcolm Hillgartner’s narration is reminiscent of classic Twilight Zone voice-overs…The story’s structure (or lack thereof) initially may be jarring, but Hillgartner is a stabilizing presence. His commanding delivery makes the impossible seem plausible and guides listeners through a surreal journey.”

“A beautiful, moving, strange examination of apocalypse and rebirth.”

“[An] utterly Daliesque, polyphonic rhapsody of a book.”

“It’s sad, and it’s droll, and sometimes it’s gorgeous…A polyphonic dirge for an America that has perhaps never lived anywhere but in the imagination of those of us who keep fighting for it anyway.”

“Provocative throughout, alive with laughter and surprising in the ways it stirs the heart…on the twinned themes of American music and history.”

“The first novel of the Trump era. [Erickson] has written a battle hymn.”

“In this audacious futuristic novel, Erickson takes on American myth and history, scrambling mobile phone signals and playlists, pushing our imaginative borders along ever more shadowy fault lines.”

“Jaw-dropping.”

“Think Philip K. Dick on smoother acid and with a more up-to-date soundtrack, and you’ve got something of this eminently strange, thoroughly excellent book.”

“Erickson’s gem of a novel is equally challenging and rewarding, spinning out thread after thread of story before skillfully tying them together in a satisfying climax.”

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