Terra Damnata [hc] by James Cooper

TITLE: Terra Damnata

A NOVELLA by James Cooper

PUBLICATION DATE: June 2011

EDITION: Hardcover

PRINT RUN: Unsigned

INTRODUCTION: None

COVER ART: Edward Miller

ISBN: 978-1-848631-87-8

SYNOPSIS:

Arthur is well acquainted with the dark.He has hollowed out for himself a life that has become meaningless, his daughter’s death and his gambling debts casting a long shadow, exacting an emotional toll that leaves him desperate.

So desperate, he is prepared to consider anything to heal his marriage and mend his broken life. Even if it means doing the most unnatural thing imaginable. The most ungodly thing . . .

“The quality of his output so far easily matches that of the bestknown talents in contemporary horror.”
—Booklist

“One of the most promising writers to emerge from the small press pack in recent years.”
—Peter Tennant, Black Static

“James Cooper’s stories are original, clever and daring. Clearly a writer to watch.”
—Graham Joyce

“[James Cooper] is intent on stepping inside his characters, instead of simply describing them from the outside. He calibrates his effects instead of going for shocks. He’s clearly fascinated by the mournful realities (and dream—states) of life and death. It’s been quite a while since I’ve encountered stories like this, tales that ignore topical tastes in favour of a strange view of humanity that’s timeless, classical, and mysteriously sad.”
—Christopher Fowler

“James Cooper’s fiction whispers things to you that, days later, become irrepressible memories of screams.”
—Gary Fry