âThe best novel concerning the American pop music culture of the sixties Iâve ever read.ââStephen King
From #1 New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin comes the ultimate novel of revolution, rock ânâ roll, and apocalyptic murderâa stunning work of fiction that portrays not just the end of an era, but the end of the world as we know it. Onetime underground journalist Sandy Blair has come a long way from his radical roots in the â60sâuntil something unexpectedly draws him back: the bizarre and brutal murder of a rock promoter who made millions with a band called the NazgĂ»l. Now, as Sandy sets out to investigate the crime, he finds himself drawn back into his own pastâa magical mystery tour of the pent-up passions of his generation. For a new messiah has resurrected the NazgĂ»l and the mad new rhythm may be more than anyone bargained forâa requiem of demonism, mind control, and death, whose apocalyptic tune only Sandy may be able to change in time . . . before everyone follows the beat.
âThe wilder aspects of the â60s . . . roar back to life in this hallucinatory story by a master of chilling suspense.ââPublishers Weekly âWhat a story, full of nostalgia and endless excitement. . . . Itâs taut, tense, and moves like lightning.ââTony Hillerman
âDaring . . . a knowing, wistful appraisal of . . . a crucial American generation.ââChicago Sun-Times âMoving . . . comic . . . eerie . . . really and truly a walk down memory lane.ââThe Washington Post
âThe best novel concerning the American pop music culture of the sixties Iâve ever read.ââStephen King
From #1 New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin comes the ultimate novel of revolution, rock ânâ roll, and apocalyptic murderâa stunning work of fiction that portrays not just the end of an era, but the end of the world as we know it. Onetime underground journalist Sandy Blair has come a long way from his radical roots in the â60sâuntil something unexpectedly draws him back: the bizarre and brutal murder of a rock promoter who made millions with a band called the NazgĂ»l. Now, as Sandy sets out to investigate the crime, he finds himself drawn back into his own pastâa magical mystery tour of the pent-up passions of his generation. For a new messiah has resurrected the NazgĂ»l and the mad new rhythm may be more than anyone bargained forâa requiem of demonism, mind control, and death, whose apocalyptic tune only Sandy may be able to change in time . . . before everyone follows the beat.
âThe wilder aspects of the â60s . . . roar back to life in this hallucinatory story by a master of chilling suspense.ââPublishers Weekly âWhat a story, full of nostalgia and endless excitement. . . . Itâs taut, tense, and moves like lightning.ââTony Hillerman
âDaring . . . a knowing, wistful appraisal of . . . a crucial American generation.ââChicago Sun-Times âMoving . . . comic . . . eerie . . . really and truly a walk down memory lane.ââThe Washington Post