Farrier had been raised in the East…
Furtive spaces on the outskirts of cities, truck stops in the middle of nowhere, and obscure research outposts — those are the places where Farrier did his work. What’s the nature of that work, you ask? DIY brain modification, for starters — highly experimental and in no way legal. When his past catches up with him, Farrier sets out on a road trip without end, frenetically crossing the country in search of redemption, revisiting old haunts along the way.
This tale of open roads, weird science, and endless reinvention draws inspiration from Destroyer’s 2002 album This Night. It also features aviaries gone wrong, obscure retail outlets, and coffee. So much coffee. Don’t try this at home, readers.
Whisk(e)y Tit, February 2024
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One of Literary Hub’s Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Books of 2024.
“I loved this novel! Weird, deadpan, grounded in highway culture and in the kinds of bar/hotel/nowhere spaces that are both super liminal and anonymous. I got lots of J.G. Ballard and some Don DeLillo, but the novel is definitely its own wonderful thing. The most fun I’ve had vicariously speeding through identity-erasing drug deliveries while navigating the remnants of a secret society and some heavy existential questions. Highly, highly recommended.”
– Juan Martinez, author of Extended Stay
“In place of the poetic flights of Kerouac, where random joy rescues the protagonist from despair, Carroll levels his finger to a landscape that burns to the touch.”
– William Lessard, Electric Literature
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