Ian Baxter

Rising From The Ashes Of BostonS Long Dormant Literary Community A Powerful Novel Propels An Unknown College Student To The Forefront Of An American Renaissance.. Ryan Gibson The Author Of The Groundbreaking Novel Ian Baxter Is A Fringe Member Of A Group Of Artists Who Frequent The Infamous Apartment Of Clayton Cooper An Elitist Writer Of Little Success But Great Influence. CooperS Disdain For GibsonS Work Shatters The Group And Spawns A Second Great Novel Of The Period By GibsonS Best Friend Thomas Campbell. . In The Midst Of The Firestorm An American Police Action In Korea Draws Gibson To The Horrific Killing Fields Of South Korea. He Returns A Shell Of Himself A Battered And Reluctant Voice Of A Generation He Could And Would Never Identify With.. GibsonS Suffering Extends To Three Tumultuous Relationships That Only Add To His Staggering Burden As Possibly The American Writer Of The Century. A Lifelong Nemesis Reenters His World And Tries To Destroy What Little Life He Has Left. Their Struggle Is Fierce And All Consuming. Only One Will Survive The War Of Words And Actions That Defined Their Relationship. . Ian Baxter Is The Answer To Questions That Should Never Be Asked.