Glimpses
A Novel

Name: Glimpses
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Lewis Shiner
ISBN: 9781482998580

Author: Lewis Shiner

Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki

Unabridged: 12 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Skyboat Media

Published: 02/15/2014

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy

Synopsis

Ray Shackleford is trying to deal with the death of his father and the collapse of his marriage when the impossible happens: music that no one has ever heard before begins to play from his stereo speakers. It is only the first step on a journey that will take him to Los Angeles, London, Cozumel, and points far beyond, and that will bring him face to face with Jim Morrison, Brian Wilson, Jimi Hendrix—and his own mortality.

About Lewis Shiner

Lewis Shiner is the award-winning author of the novels Dark Tangos, Say Goodbye, and Glimpses, among others. He lives in Durham, North Carolina.

About Stefan Rudnicki

Stefan Rudnicki first became involved with audiobooks in 1994. Now a Grammy-winning audiobook producer, he has worked on more than five thousand audiobooks as a narrator, writer, producer, or director. He has narrated more than nine hundred audiobooks. A recipient of multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards, he was presented the coveted Audie Award for solo narration in 2005, 2007, and 2014, and was named one of AudioFile’s Golden Voices in 2012.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bradley on February 16, 2020

I was already on board with this novel when I knew it was an exploration of music nostalgia and What-Could-Have-Been with certain albums by giants, from Jim Morrison, Brian Wilson, or Jimi Hendrix. Let's skip big events in the whole time-travel setup and move right into ART. Culture. The meaning of w......more

Goodreads review by Jim on December 20, 2008

The first three years after discovering Glimpses by Lewis Shiner I read it once a year, which doesn’t happen to me very often in reading a book. Ray Shackleford is a stereo repairman with problems. A father with whom he had a contentious relationship has died under mysterious circumstances, his marri......more

Goodreads review by Leslie on June 12, 2022

Sometimes I read a book, and it is so different from anything I’ve read before that I need a week or so to digest before reviewing. Glimpses, by Lewis Shiner, is one such book. I just happened to stumble across a review on Goodreads, and it struck me as interesting. I’m so glad I stumbled! Let me st......more

Goodreads review by Richard on July 24, 2016

One part Rolling Stone magazine, one part Ready Player One, one part King's 11/22/63, and a touch of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. If that sounds appealing, this is the book for you. The Ready, Player One reference may sound odd, but this book is an example of a particular sub-sub genre of fantasy......more

Goodreads review by Jim on December 08, 2018

I had high hopes for this, but mostly got it for supporting Skyboat Media, the wonderful team of Stefan Rudnicki & Gabrielle de Cuir. It's available here: [URL not allowed] I've gotten some other great freebies including three stories from the SF gem Honeymoon In Hell by Fredric......more

Quotes

“Almost no one can approach Shiner’s mastery in capturing the experience of listening to a brilliant song…Even more, the skillful way that Shiner weaves the music into the stories of Ray and the world around him makes them into an inseparable, twined-together braid, a chord of emotion and tension that has moments of heartbreak, joy, and even terror…Rudnicki gave a beautiful performance, full of passion and understanding for the text, and the source material is just so good. If you love rock and roll, fantasy, science fiction, and/or audiobooks, I recommend this to you without reservation.” Cory Doctorow, author of Homeland

“A psychedelic odyssey…soars on the escapist wings of a re-created era.” Rolling Stone

“A pop-music fairy tale linking the Beatles to Bruno Bettelheim.” Village Voice

“I hesitate to call a book ‘important,’ but this may well be that…I found it deeply satisfying.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Shiner writes with intense feeling…The novel sparkles…A story of uncommon sensitivity, insight, and redemptive power.” Publishers Weekly

“Powerfully affecting. Much more than yuppie reunions like The Big Chill, this captures a generation’s sweet, desperate yearning for the 60s.” Kirkus Reviews

Awards

World Fantasy Award

Glimpses A Novel