The Blade Between

Ronan Szepessy swore he would never go back to Hudson, the quiet upstate New York town where he grew up. He is a restless gay photographer, and he considered the place far too small for him. But his father is ill, and the pull of New York City has become overwhelming, so he returns for what he hopes will be a short visit to recover.

Hudson has a long and proud history, and its developers are not the only threat to its future. The spirits beneath this once-thriving industrial town are furious. Ronan's own reckless behavior coincides with a surge of hatred and violence among the friends and neighbors around him, and events begin to slip beyond anyone's control.

To save a city he once despised, Ronan must face his own demons and draw on the best of himself. This is a ghost story about a town in the midst of rapid change, from Sam J. Miller, a Nebula Award winner.