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For most of us death comes only once.
For Richard, that rule no longer applies. He has died hundreds of times over,
taking the place of those in agony as well as those unaware, men and women alike,
as they each meet their death.
Along this macabre passage through seeming immortality, he begins to suspect that these
unrelated deaths cloak a personal mystery and discovers that the horror of the truth
resides where death is no longer a safe refuge...
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'John R. Little's Placeholders is a strange, mind-bending trip that opens
with a blow to the solar plexus that leaves the reader gasping for breath. Little
is a wildly talented writer whose writing is matched only by his extraordinary imagination.'
- Ray Garton
Author of Live Girls, Night Life, and The Loveliest Dead
'Placeholders confirms my suspicion that John R. Little is the "lost" generation's answer
to Jack Finney; this intelligent, beautifully-structured, and often deeply-moving novelette
is full of surprises, is endlessly inventive, and steers refreshingly clear of the usual
tired clichés associated with time-travel stories-though to call Placeholders a simple
time-travel story is to do a great injustice to this tidy mind-bender. Sit back and let
John R. Little take you on a splendid journey-and watch out for the last few scenes; you never see it coming.'
- Gary A. Braunbeck
Bram Stoker and International Horror Guild Award-winner
Author of Prodigal Blues, Destinations Unknown, and Mr. Hands
'John R. Little is blessed with both amazing talent and a fantastic imagination.
Always a treat to read. If you miss him, you're missing something good.'
- Brian Keene
Author of Ghoul, Dead Sea, and The Rising
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