I finally got to read Slam by Lewis Shiner, 27 years after it was first published! I didn’t find a copy until 2015 when visiting Powell’s in Portland, where I was lucky enough to find a signed hardcover in pretty much new condition.

I never spotted a copy in the U.K. though I did find several other books including the US hardcover of Deserted Cities of the Heart and Say Goodbye.

I really enjoyed this novel, but I can’t help wondering what impact it would have had on my life if I had read it back when I was 19 years old.