Karl Wagner was an excellent writer known for his horror stories & Kane series. He died before his time & this book tracks his career & works. It includes stories he wrote as well as sections written about him by his friends. It's a tragic story, but well worth the read.I was VERY lucky to pick up a copy of this book in a book store that sold remainders - books that hadn't sold new & were cleared from the shelves. I think I got it for $5 or so & could have picked up a couple more copies. I wish I'd known. Now they're $120 used on Amazon! ( )