Everville: The Second Book of the Art

"Our most accomplished contemporary purveyor of horror fiction strikes again in Everville, a tale of worlds in conflict. . . . [Barker's] extravagantly unconventional inventions are ingenious refractions of our common quest to experience and understand the mysterious world around us and the mysteries within ourselves."  — New York Times Book Review

From master storyteller and New York Times bestselling author Clive Barker comes the spectacular sequel to his masterpiece of dark fantasy, The Great and Secret Show, that reveals once again the age-old battle between good and evil.

On the borderland between this world and the world of Quiddity, the sea of our dreams, sits Everville. For years it has lived in ignorance of the gleaming shore on which it lies. But its ignorance is not bliss. Opening the door between worlds, Clive Barker delivers his characters into the heart of the human mystery; into a place of revelation, where the forces which have shaped our past—and are ready to destroy our future—are at work.

| With Clive Barker's trademark mingling of wild fantasy, eroticism, and visionary horror, Everville promises a journey that will awe, arouse, and terrify in equal measure, opening the doors of a new reality--a strange and sensual wonderland of magical possibility.

Enthralling and chilling, this is a novel about the deepest yearnings of the human heart. And about monsters that are never more terrible than when they wear human faces. Step onto Everville's streets and enter a world like no other in fiction. A world only Clive Barker could create. |

"[A] dazzling metaphysical epic-adventure. . . an astonishing feat of imagination. . . . Barker's best yet." - Kirkus Reviews

"A spectacular sequel to his masterpiece of dark fantasy, The Great and Secret Show. For all his facility at apocalyptic wonders, Barker's greatest strength remains his grasp on the yearnings of the heart and spirit. At times profound, this novel confirms the author's position. . . as one of modern fictions premier metaphysicians." - Publishers Weekly

"Barker's most ambitious work to date. . . . Rapturously full of emotions." - L.A. Life

"Both camp fantasy and majestic invention. . . the characters really live, even when dead." - Mail on Sunday (UK)

"Our most accomplished contemporary purveyor of horror fiction strikes again in Everville, a tale of worlds in conflict. . . . One spectacularly visionary climax after another. . . . [Barker's] extravagantly unconventional inventions are ingenious refractions of our common quest to experience and understand the mysterious world around us and the mysteries within ourselves." - New York Times Book Review

"Spellbinding." - Atlanta Journal Constitution

"With Everville Clive Barker once again proves he is one of the most imaginative writers working today." - The Virginian Pilot and The Ledger State