Darkness Bound

Here is what the author of this unforgettable book has to say about himself: "I'm sick. I've always been sick, as far back as I can remember. It's not just that I like my sex well spiced with pain; it's that the delicate dance of dominance and submission seems to be atavistically wired into my brain and my crotch. Me, my wife, and my boyfriend, and many of my other friends, are sadomasochists, and/or masters and slaves, and/or pierced and tattooed body modifiers, and/or… Normal was a truckstop nine miles back, and we never got off the bus. Nearly all of the folks in these stories were based, somehow, on real people that I know and love (or at least respect). If that scares you, if the idea that there are whole mobs of sickos out there living out things that you can barely begin to imagine horrifies you, then get your money back before you read this and pollute your innocent mind. Still with me? Good. Don't bother hanging on to your illusions. They won't survive anyway. Hang onto your nether regions instead." Cover: Elspeth Fahey