Profoundly disturbing and gorgeously rendered”. The most accessible of all his works.” –Washington Post
“A narrative that rips along like hell on wheels [in a] race with the devil [on] a stage as big as Texas.” –The New York Times Book Review
“Expertly staged and pitilessly lighted”. It feels like a genuine diagnosis of the postmillennial malady, a scary illumination of the oncoming darkness.” –Time
“A cause for celebration”. He is nothing less than our greatest living writer, and this is a novel that must be read and remembered.” –Houston Chronicle