Demons
Nightmarish demons terrorize the world in this sharp-edged tale of  horror and humanity from award-winner John Shirley. A young artist from San  Francisco witnesses the demons' arrival and the world's response--panic, denial,  and even cooperation in the slaughter. He joins a group of people who believe  that human action brought the demons into the world and that the power of human  consciousness--awareness of one's true self--is the only defense against them.  Then nine years later, in the face of a new threat, the group must overcome  conspiracy and the world's disbelief to battle demons once again.Themes of wakefulness and sleep--the struggle for self-awareness against the  deliberate denial of what's happening around us--form the counterpoint for the  terrifying and often brutal events of the story. This is a fast-paced, finely  told horror tale combined with a pointed examination of the ways in which people  so often conspire in their own destruction.--Roz Genessee--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.