title: Userlands: New Fiction Writers from the Blogging Underground (Little House on the Bowery)
author:  Dennis Cooper 
description: <div>Dennis Cooper is the author of 'The George Miles Cycle,' an interconnected sequence of five novels that includes Closer (1989), Frisk (1991), Try (1994), Guide (1997), and Period (2000). The cycle has been translated into fourteen languages. His most recent novel is My Loose Thread (Canongate, 2002). He lives in Los Angeles.</div>
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  _Praise for_ JO ANDERTON  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  "A captivating story set in a brilliantly-conceived world."
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  \- TRUDI CANAVAN, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF _THE BLACK MAGICIAN_ TRILOGY
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  "This is what modern fantasy looks like. Debris is a strong debut novel from a
  promising new writer, featuring a tough, professional heroine, a clever magic
  system and a complex, beautifully realised city. I couldn't put it down."
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  \- TANSY RAYNER ROBERTS, AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF _THE CREATURE COURT_ TRILOGY,
  AND _SIREN BEAT_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  "Anderton's debut builds a marvelous world, shakes it to the core with
  adventure and romance, then wraps the whole thing in one hell of a mystery. I
  can't wait for the rest."
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  \- IAN TREGILLIS, AUTHOR OF _BITTER SEEDS_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  "Jo Anderton combines elements of steampunk with her own unique vision to
  create something s