“Haunting … A danse macabre [that] ultimately takes the psychological drama of the novel into the realm of the surreal.”

—Robert Allen Papinchak, The Seattle Times

“A remarkable achievement. The Russian background has brought out a new, rather Dostoyevskian imaginative quality in [David Plante’s] writing.”

—Frank Kermode

“David Plante’s work has a passion and distinction all its own.”

—Tony Tanner

“The beauty of the writing answers the darkness of the vision.”

—Tom D’Evelyn, Providence Sunday Journal

“Plante [is] deeply attuned to spiritual quandaries.… It is grief, our fascination with suffering, and our longing for ‘something beyond the horror’ that Plante so acutely and devastatingly evokes.”

—Booklist (starred review)

“[David Plante’s] latest inquiry into the nature and capacity of the human soul … Perverse, brilliant, and utterly shameless, Plante plays his characters like a master puppeteer. There’s no gainsaying his power on the page.”

—Kirkus Reviews

“The Age of Terror is like a locomotive with a full head of steam. There is no way to stop it, and the only recourse is to hold on tight.”

—Geoffrey Campbell, Ft. Worth Star-Telegram