Snake Moon

by Ray Manzarek

The year is 1863. Deep in the backwoods of Coker County, Tennessee, farmer Boone Dillard and his family live in ritualistic harmony with the earth and its seasons, content to eke out a living from the land, unaware even of the Civil War that engulfs the nation around them... that is, until Boone is seduced by a mysterious traveling peddler’s dulcet promises of fame, fortune, and glory.

As Boone and his hulking yet childlike brother-in-law Jebber set forth in search of their destiny, they set into motion a haunting and disturbing chain of events that threatens to tear the family apart, awaken restless ghosts, and alter the course of their lives forever. From rock and roll legend Ray Manzarek comes Snake Moon, a bewitching and ghostly Civil War-era parable of Eden. Snake Moon stunningly blends ancient myth and fable with the charm and voice of rustic Americana and exposes themes of violence, heroism, and the loss of innocence amid the horrors of war with captivating intensity that builds to a stunning and unforgettable climax.

Doors co-founder and keyboardist Ray Manzarek is the author of the auto-biography Light My My Life with the Doors, and the novel Poet in Exile. In recent years he and co-wrote and directed Love Her Madly, which premiered in February of 2001. He currently tours with Doors co-founder Bobby Krieger, and Cult singer Ian Astbury, as Riders on the Storm.

Genres: Horror

192 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Ray Manzarek was an American musician, best known as one of the founders, and keyboardist for the rock group 'The Doors'.

Reviews

[Julie]

This book was entertaining, and appropriately seasonal for October reading, but there was something that bothered me. There was a screenplay sort of feel to the writing, as though it was a script that was stretched thinly into a novel. The sparseness was as if Hemingway or Murakami were telling you a ghost story.

[Max Nemtsov]

она ко мне вернулась, и я ее наконец-то дочитал. надо признаться, что начало когда-то произвело на меня большее впечатление, но и целиком это вполне бесхитростно написанная, но приятная южная готическая фантазия, притча а ля "Мертвец". кинематографическая параллель тем более уместна, что это, по сути, литературный сценарий

[Kit★]

Years and years ago I read The Poet in Exile and loved it, so when I saw this one, I thought, sure let's try it, sounds interesting. Finally got a copy through PBSwap, so yay!