It’s a stirring epistle about how love destroys the violence and hate of racism. Is it a murder mystery? For certain, as a violent death introduces Cory Mackenson and his father Tom to the horrible reality that someone in their beloved town is not whom they appear to be.īoy’s Life is all of the above, and more. Is it a ghost story? Little Stevie Cauley’s spirit says yes, as he and his ghostly hot rod Midnight Mona roars on the outskirts of town. Is it fantasy? For certain, as boys “sprout wings” and fly free on the first day of summer vacation as a primordial lizard prowls the riverbeds of Zephyr and as a powerful woman hexes local gangsters and turns their arrogant bravado into jelly. It offers its fair share of horror, both supernatural and human.
I made me realize the limitless possibilities of speculative fiction. It changed me, fundamentally, as a writer. And, I can say-without an ounce of hyperbole-that novel impacted me more than any novel I’ve ever read.
I’m not sure exactly when I stumbled across his blog entry about Boy’s Life, but it must’ve been late summer or early fall 2010, because I read Boy’s Life for the first time not long after. I have friend and colleague Bob Ford to thank for introducing me to Robert McCammon’s work. That’s a price you can’t beat! Grab it while you can.) (Before we begin, a moment of shameless self-promotion: For a limited time, the ebook of my novella quartet, Through A Mirror, Darkly, is free on Amazon.
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