Hang Wire takes its title from track 12 of Bossanova, the third album from seminal art rockers the Pixies. My thanks to Black Francis, Kim Deal, Joey Santiago and Dave Lovering, for a lifetime of inspiration and ideas.
And thanks to my wife Sandra. Y’know, I’ve done a few novels now, and she still puts up with it all. I’m in awe. This book is for you.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Adam Christopher was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and grew up watching Pertwee-era Doctor Who and listening to the Beatles, which isn’t a bad start for a child of the 80s. In 2006, Adam moved to the sunny North West of England, where he now lives in domestic bliss with his wife and cat in a house next to a canal, although he has yet to take up any fishing-related activities.
Adam’s short fiction has appeared in Pantechnicon, Hub, and Dark Fiction Magazine, and has been nominated for the British Science Fiction Association, British Fantasy Society, and Parsec awards. In 2010, as an editor, Adam won a Sir Julius Vogel award, New Zealand’s highest science fiction honour.
When not writing Adam can be found drinking tea and obsessing over DC Comics, Stephen King, and the Cure. He is also a strong advocate for social media, especially Twitter, which he spends far too much time on, avoiding work.
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A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
UK ISBN 978 0 85766 316 0
US ISBN 978 0 85766 317 7
Ebook ISBN 978 0 85766 318 4
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