Synopses & Reviews
Brian Lumley is an international horror phenomenon, with books published in thirteen countries, including China, the Czech Republic, Germany, Japan, Russia, and Spain. More than two million books have been sold in his Necroscope series alone, but that barely taps the potential of this wildly imaginative author. Lumley's horror often crosses the dividing lines between fantasy and horror or between science fiction and horror. The Psychomech trilogy, of which Psychamok is the conclusion, is a perfect blend of science fiction, adventure, and horror, combining in a fast-paced whirlwind of a story that leaves the reader doubting the evidence of his or her own senses.
Richard Garrison was once a corporal in the British Military Police, until a terrorist's bomb destroyed his eyesight and his career. Repaying Garrison for saving his wife and child from the blast, millionaire industrialist Thomas Schroeder introduced him to the Psychomech, an amazing machine that could either gift its users with astonishing mental powers-or destroy them utterly.
Having successfully harnessed the Psychomech, Garrison discovered the Psychosphere, a strange plane of existence where mental abilities were all. Thought became intent, word became deed, and Garrison became like unto a god.
Two decades later, Garrison is utilizing his unique powers to explore the universe. On Earth, his son, Richard Stone, is happily in love, until his beloved falls victim to "The Gibbering," a plague of madness that destroys men and women by destroying their minds. There is no obvious cause. There is no cure. There are no survivors.
When Richard Stone himself is infected by the Gibbering, the mental powers he inherited from his father enable him to defeat the madness, at least for a while. Then, to his horror, Stone discovers that the Psychomech has run amok and that the Gibbering is the result! Even though the insanity it creates batters his struggling mind, Stone realizes he is the only man with the knowledge and power capable of destroying the berserker mind-machine.
The son of Garrison is at war with Psychomech. Who will survive the final
battle, man or machine?
Review
"Lumley's love of his pulp-horror subjects is gleefully apparent. He writes in the grand style of the serial."
-San Francisco Chronicle"I'm impressed with Lumley's talent. He's obviously one of the best writers in the field."--John Farris
"Lumley still excels at depicting heroes larger than life and horrors worse than death."--Publishers Weekly
Synopsis
Brian Lumley is one of Tor's bestselling horror writers; his Necroscope series alone has netted nearly two million copies. Lumley's devoted fan base will be looking for Psychamok, out of print in the US for more than five years and never before available in hardcover.
In Psychamok, Richard Garrison's son must attempt to destroy the machine that gave Garrison (and his son) amazing mental powers -- for the machine has infected mankind with a fatal plague of insanity. But if the machine is destroyed, what happens to Garrison, who is exploring the universe?
About the Author
Brian Lumley is the author of the bestselling Necroscope series of vampire novels. The first
Necroscope, Harry Keogh, also appears in a collection of Lumley's short fiction,
Harry Keogh and Other Weird Heroes, along Titus Crow and Henri Laurent de Marigny, from T
itus Crow, Volumes One, Two, and Three, and
David Hero and Eldin the Wanderer, from the
Dreamlands series.
An acknowledged master of Lovecraft-style horror, Brian Lumley has won the British Fantasy Award and been named a Grand Master of Horror. His works have been published in more than a dozen countries and have inspired comic books, role-playing games, and sculpture, and been adapted for television.
When not writing, Lumley can often be found spear-fishing in the Greek islands, gambling in Las Vegas, or attending a convention somewhere in the US. Lumley and his wife live in England.