Spider Kiss Book

If you thought the only thing Ellison writes is speculative fiction, craziness about giant cockroaches that attack Detroit or invaders from space who look like pink eggplant and smell like chicken soup, this dynamite novel of the emergent days of rock and roll will turn you around at least three times. No spaceships, no robots, just a nice kid from Louisville with a voice like an angel and an invisible monkey named Success riding him straight to hell.

Library Journal

Although Ellison's name might bring otherworldly images to mind, this 1961 title is considered to be the best rock'n'roll novel ever written and is included in the collection of Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. It is the story of Luther Sellers, a young, Elvis-like rockabilly sensation whose fame destroys him. Ellison is always worth reading. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.