The Pavilion of Frozen Women

S. P. Somtow is a composer, film director, and author of over forty books His prolific output spans the genres of horror, science-fiction, fantasy, historical fiction, and children's literature. His work has won or been nominated for dozens of major awards, including the John W. Campbell Award, the Locus, the Bram Stoker, the Hugo, and the World show more Fantasy Award He has written and directed two feature films -- The Laughing Dead and Ill met at Moonlight -- and will soon direct Timetwist from his own script. His epic ballet, Kaki, premiered as a Royal Command performance in Bangkok and he recently conducted the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra. Somtow -- otherwise known as the Secret Godfather of the New Age -- currently lurks somewhere in the bowels of Los Angeles show less