Early American hardcover issue of Clive Barker’s debut novel, published in 1985 as an ACE/PUTNAM Book by G. P. Putnam’s Sons.
Copyright page states © 1985 by Clive Barker.
Bound in publisher’s black boards and housed in the original unclipped dust jacket.
The Damnation Game marked Barker’s emergence as a major new voice in contemporary horror fiction. Expanding beyond the short fiction of his Books of Blood, the novel presents a dense, urban narrative steeped in moral ambiguity, occult symbolism, and corporeal dread. Set against a landscape of decaying wealth and supernatural corruption, the story intertwines Faustian bargains, criminal underworlds, and metaphysical horror in a style that blends baroque imagery with psychological intensity. Contemporary critical notices on the jacket situate Barker at the forefront of a generational shift in horror writing, and the novel remains a foundational text in late twentieth-century dark fiction.\n\nThis copy is Near Fine: clean, tight, and unsigned, with no remainder marks. The dust jacket is unclipped and well-preserved, showing only light handling wear. A strong example of Barker’s first novel in its original American hardcover issue.
Early American hardcover issue of Clive Barker’s debut novel, published in 1985 as an ACE/PUTNAM Book by G. P. Putnam’s Sons.
Copyright page states © 1985 by Clive Barker.
Bound in publisher’s black boards and housed in the original unclipped dust jacket.
The Damnation Game marked Barker’s emergence as a major new voice in contemporary horror fiction. Expanding beyond the short fiction of his Books of Blood, the novel presents a dense, urban narrative steeped in moral ambiguity, occult symbolism, and corporeal dread. Set against a landscape of decaying wealth and supernatural corruption, the story intertwines Faustian bargains, criminal underworlds, and metaphysical horror in a style that blends baroque imagery with psychological intensity. Contemporary critical notices on the jacket situate Barker at the forefront of a generational shift in horror writing, and the novel remains a foundational text in late twentieth-century dark fiction.\n\nThis copy is Near Fine: clean, tight, and unsigned, with no remainder marks. The dust jacket is unclipped and well-preserved, showing only light handling wear. A strong example of Barker’s first novel in its original American hardcover issue.
