Life During Wartime

In the jungles of Guatemala, David Mingolla is struggling to survive amongst the rotting vegetation and his despairing fellow foot soldiers. He knows he is nothing but an expendable pawn in an endless war. On R & R a few miles away from the warzone he meets Debora - an enigmatic young woman who may be working for the enemy - and stumbles into a deadly psychic conflict where the mind is the greatest weapon.

Short-listed for Arthur C. Clarke Award 1989 (UK)
Short-listed for Philip K. Dick Award 1988 (UK)

“One of the most intriguing books of the year ... superior writing - Science Fiction ReviewPerhaps the most exciting new storyteller of them all - Washington PostShepard manipulates genre elements in order to transcend genre expectations - The New York Review of Books”

One of the most intriguing books of the year ... superior writing - Science Fiction Review

Perhaps the most exciting new storyteller of them all - Washington Post

Shepard manipulates genre elements in order to transcend genre expectations - The New York Review of Books

Lucius Shepard was born in the USA in 1947. From the mid-1960s to the early 1980s he lived in various parts of the world and travelled widely. He won the John W. Campbell Award for best new writer in 1985 and also won the World Fantasy Award twice. He died in 2014.

In the jungles of Guatemala, David Mingolla is struggling to survive amongst the rotting vegetation and his despairing fellow foot soldiers. He knows he is nothing but an expendable pawn in an endless war. On R & R a few miles away from the warzone he meets Debora - an enigmatic young woman who may be working for the enemy - and stumbles into a deadly psychic conflict where the mind is the greatest weapon.

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