Go Down Dead
William Morrow & Company, 1966. First Edition. Cloth & Boards. Near Fine / Near Fine in Plastic Cover. Item #5134
A handsome First Edition of Shane Stevens' First Book. In Near Fine pink and black cloth & boards, the book is clean with toning to the pages. The Near Fine dustjacket is complete with the original price ($4.95) with light soiling prior to being given the protective plastic cover.
In the afterword of "The Dark Half," Stephen King praises Stevens' handling of "perfect evil" and nods to Stevens' novel "Dead City" by borrowing the name 'Alexis Machine.' Though a mysterious figure who disliked interviews, Stevens spoke with Warren Bower in 1968 about the stark realities marginalized youth faced living in Harlem. Bower described reading "Go Down Dead" as a "harrowing experience-- to live that life as thoroughly as one does reading this book."
His serial killer novel "By Reason of Insanity" is often cited as setting the genre standard for later writers like Thomas Harris, John Sanford and Steve Thayer.
Price: $150.00 other currencies