Kalimantan
by Lucius Shepard
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Sure of his invulnerability as an American expatriate, Curtis MacKinnon goes to Borneo to play at being disreputable. Soon enough he is in trouble and forced to hide in the jungles of Kalimantan. He discovers a drug used by a lost race, which awakens the spirits of Kalimantan.Tags
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"Kalimantan is a vivid, supernatural Heart of Darkness about a sleazy American who vanishes into the jungles of Borneo ... It's full of wonderful imagery and subtle touches of characterization."
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Lucius Shepard was born in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1947. He wrote in many different genres including science fiction and fantasy, cyberpunk, magical realism, poetry, and non-fiction. He published his first short stories in 1983 and his first novel, Green Eyes, in 1984. His other works include Life During Wartime, The Jaguar Hunter, and Two Trains show more Running. He won several awards including the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 1985, the Nebula Award for the novella R&R, the Hugo Award for the novella Barnacle Bill the Spacer, and the Shirley Jackson Award for the novella Vacancy. He died on March 18, 2014 at the age of 66. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- 1990
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