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Gritty short stories from the 1990s about wayward twenty-somethings before they became known as Gen X
Andrew Pyper was known for his celebrated horror and thriller novels such as The Demonologist, The Damned, and The Killing Circle, but he began as a bored law student writing the short stories of Kiss Me, first published in 1996. With this new edition, featuring a foreword by Craig Davidson, discover the unflinching debut that set in motion the career of a beloved author.
This incisive collection reflects the emotional condition of a generation: twenty-somethings at their first crossroads, confronting a brutal world and struggling to make sense of their dislocated and disaffected universe. Through glimpses of awakening or shattering epiphanies, they face the terrible awareness that in a single moment life can change forever. These are stories about reaching out but often failing to touch one another, from a time of both privilege and fracture.
‘Pyper evocatively captures the texture of yearning, and the youthful naiveté that believes perfect communion is possible.’ – Quill and Quire
‘A remarkably prescient, poignant, and clever collection.’ – The Varsity
‘Kiss Me [brings] together 13 well-polished tales of young people in Montreal and Toronto experimenting with drugs and sex, the dangers and temptations of the big city.’ – The Globe and Mail
‘A mesmerizing and melancholy narrative voice lends chilling credibility to this exceptional supernatural thriller.’ – Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) on The Demonologist
‘The Killing Circle is one great read: darkly lyrical and atmospheric, it’s as haunting as it is gripping. Highly recommended.’ – Harlan Coben, author of Tell No One
‘Pyper is a true prose-master…caustic humour and sharp-witted observations. An uncozy, fright-filled thriller.’ – The Globe and Mail (Editor’s Recommendation) on The Killing Circle