As their holiday unfolds, Colin and Maria are locked into their own intimacy. They groom themselves meticulously, as though someone is waiting for them who cares deeply about how they appear. When they meet a man with a disturbing story to tell, they become drawn into a fantasy of violence and obsession.

The diversity of contemporary London is extraordinary, and begs to be better understood. Never before have so many people from such diverse backgrounds been free to mix and not to mix in close proximity to each other. But increasingly people's lives take place behind the closed doors of private houses. How can we gain an insight into what those lives are like today? Not televis...(展开全部)

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"CARRION COMFORT is one of the three greatest horror novels of the 20th century. Simple as that." --Stephen King"Epic in scale and scope but intimately disturbing, CARRION COMFORT spans the ages to rewrite history and tug at the very fabric of reality. A nightmarish chronicle of predator and prey that will shatter your world view forever. A true classic." --Guillermo del Toro"C...(展开全部)

丹•西蒙斯Dan Simmons（1948 ~ ） 美国才华横溢的小说家，写遍奇幻、科幻、恐怖、推理、惊悚、历史、主流文学。任何类型，只要他一出手，必定叫好又叫座，捧回无数大奖，是名副其实的“跨界大师”。 奇幻小说《迦梨之歌》获得奇幻小说的至高奖项——世界奇幻文学奖。 科幻小说《海伯利安》囊括全球所有科幻重要奖项，与《银河帝国》并称为科幻文学史不可逾越的两座丰碑！ 恐怖小说《魔鬼在你身后》将恐怖小说界超重量级的三大奖项——布拉姆•斯托克奖、英伦奇幻奖和轨迹奖收入囊中，是二十世纪不可不读的恐怖经典。

一个超自然吸血鬼的社会导致其他人的痛苦并和人类头脑斗智。 Carrion Comfort. Dan Simmons. A secret society of psychic vampires feed off others misery and play games with human minds.

丹•西蒙斯Dan Simmons（1948 ~ ） 美国才华横溢的小说家，写遍奇幻、科幻、恐怖、推理、惊悚、历史、主流文学。任何类型，只要他一出手，必定叫好又叫座，捧回无数大奖，是名副其实的“跨界大师”。 奇幻小说《迦梨之歌》获得奇幻小说的至高奖项——世界奇幻文学奖。 科幻小说《海伯利安》囊括全球所有科幻重要奖项，与《银河帝国》并称为科幻文学史不可逾越的两座丰碑！ 恐怖小说《魔鬼在你身后》将恐怖小说界超重量级的三大奖项——布拉姆•斯托克奖、英伦奇幻奖和轨迹奖收入囊中，是二十世纪不可不读的恐怖经典。

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