BAAL by Robert McCammon - SIGNED LIMITED EDITION BOOK
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Baal was Robert
McCammon’s first novel, a debut that would lead to some of the finest
popular fiction of our time. Written at the age of 25 and published as a
paperback original in 1978, it has been out of print for years. This
deluxe new edition from Subterranean Press will give McCammon’s many
readers — both newcomers and longtime fans — the opportunity to trace
the development of an extraordinarily talented man.
The story begins with a
horrific rape on the streets of New York City. Nine months after that
violation, a most unusual child is born. His name is Jeffrey Harper
Raines, but he quickly assumes his true name — and true purpose — as
Baal, a new incarnation of the ancient prince of demons. The narrative
recounts his lethal progress through the 20th century, which begins with
the destruction of his earthly “family.” From there, Jeffrey/Baal moves
to a doomed Catholic orphanage, where he unleashes carnage on an
unprecedented scale, then out into the wider world, where he embraces
his destiny as the Prophet of the Damned, generating a legacy of chaos,
violence, and despair.
Baal is very much a
young man’s book, raw and brimming with emotion. Listen closely and
you’ll hear the voice of a gifted storyteller struggling to be born. In
1980, the career that would encompass Swan Song, Boy’s Life, and The Five still lay waiting several years down the road. This is where it began.