Dry Water

There is water pooled deep within the earth—a forbidden spring that flows through the history of humankind.

There is a reborn ghost town in New Mexico where real phantoms congregate—along with artists, shamans, witches. . .and all manner of evil.

Lightning has chased Larry Ngitis to this place where he will be called upon to do the impossible. Because the death of everything is rapidly approaching—unless Larry can turn the wheels of the world in the right direction.

DRY WATER is a novel of wondrous thing that reshapes time and many realities—from the awesome imagination of Eric S. Nylund, a truly great contemporary American Fantasist.

There is water pooled deep within the earth—a forbidden spring that flows through the history of humankind.There is a reborn ghost town in New Mexico where real phantoms congregate—along with artists, shamans, witches. . .and all manner of evil.Lightning has chased Larry Ngitis to this place where he will be called upon to do the impossible. Because the death of everything is rapidly approaching—unless Larry can turn the wheels of the world in the right direction.DRY WATER is a novel of wondrous thing that reshapes time and many realities—from the awesome imagination of Eric S. Nylund, a truly great contemporary American Fantasist.

A painfully shy writer travels to the sleepy town of Dry Water to try to get his career back on track. However, he is soon besieged by some of the town's more unconventional denizens--including a witch and assorted ghosts--who believe he is a prophet who has come to reveal the source of the mystical, magical spring that gave the town its name. 320 pp. Print ads. Web site promo. 23,000 print.

Eric S. Nylund received a B.S. in chemistry from UC Santa Barbara and a Masters in theoretical physics from UC San Diego. A 1994 graduate of the Clarion West writers' workshop, he is the author of three previous novels, and has recently completed A Signal Shattered,the sequel to Signal To Noise. He lives with his wife in Seattle, Washington.