His short fiction has appeared in Asimov’s (where his story “Bridesicle” won the 2010 Reader’s Award, as well as the 2010 Hugo Award for Best Short Story), Strange Horizons, Science Fiction and Fantasy: Best of the Year, and others. About the AuthorWill McIntosh is a Hugo Award winner and Nebula Award finalist whose debut novel, Soft Apocalypse, was published by Night Shade in 2011. Publisher's Weekly (Starred review)'You will never read a novel quite like Hitchers - it is a singularly unique work of genius.' -Paul Goat Allen, freelance book reviewer for The Chicago Tribune, PW, Kirkus Reviews, and. Stefan Raets, Tor.comHugo-winner McIntosh delivers a moving tale of individual grief and recovery against the backdrop of a devastated world. or die trying!ReviewHitchers is a great read - and one that really shows off Will McIntosh's range as a writer. Together with a pair of possessed friends, an aging rock star, and a waitress, Finn races against time to find a way to send the dead back to Deadland. And Grandpa isn't terribly happy about the changes Finn has been making to Toy Shop. Is it mass hysteria, or have the dead returned to possess the living? Finn soon realizes he has a hitcher within his skin. Countless other residents of Atlanta are suffering a similar bizarre affliction. The voice says things only his grandfather could know. Finn has even started dating again.When a terrorist attack decimates Atlanta, killing half a million souls, Finn begins blurting things in a strange voice beyond his control. Against his grandfather's dying wish, Finn has resurrected Toy Shop, adding new characters, and the strip is more popular than ever, bringing in fan letters, merchandising deals, and talk of TV specials.

Two years ago, on the same day but miles apart, Finn Darby lost two of the most important people in his life: his wife Lorena, struck by lightning on the banks of the Chattahoochee River, and his abusive, alcoholic grandfather, Tom Darby, creator of the long-running newspaper comic strip Toy Shop.

Love Minus Eighty by Will McIntosh