The Fifth Heart by Dan Simmons
New Signed Limited Edition From Subterranean Press
We’re pleased to report we’ll be getting a few copies of the Subterranean Press Signed Limited Edition of Dan Simmons’ new novel, The Fifth Heart, an epic length thriller in the vein of Drood and The Terror. This edition will feature an oversize 7×10 trim size, sewn binding, and be housed in a custom slipcase. The Fifth Heart has classic written all over it, as you’ll see from the description, and it has already garnered starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Booklist.
About the Book:
Paris, 1893: On a bridge above the Seine, two figures, each bent on suicide, unexpectedly encounter one another. One is the great American novelist Henry James, whose personal and professional fortunes have dramatically declined. The other is Sherlock Holmes, who has an unusual reason for wanting to die. He has come to believe that he may not be real, that he may just be some “scribbler’s” fictional creation. This chance encounter at a vulnerable moment will have enormous ramifications for both men.
Abandoning thoughts of suicide, the two make their way to America, where the fastidious James finds himself caught up in a violent, frequently lethal world he could never have imagined. A pair of interconnected investigations dominates that world. The first concerns the supposed suicide of Clover Adams, wife of historian Henry Adams and member of an elite social circle called The Five Hearts. The second involves a vast, overarching conspiracy which, if successful, will affect the fates of entire nations. For both Holmes and his unlikely partner, the path to personal redemption leads through these two very different mysteries.
Seamlessly combining melodrama and metaphysical speculation with a brilliantly detailed portrait of Gilded Age America, The Fifth Heart is something truly special: a novel of depth and character that is also a world-class entertainment. Colorful, gripping, and ultimately quite moving, it is a formidable addition to a unique—and irreplaceable—body of work.
Limited: 500 signed numbered oversize copies, housed in a custom slipcase: $125
