“SHORT STORIES FROM A GENERATION CONSUMED BY VANITY, SELF-INDULGENCE, AND A TWISTED UNDERSTANDING OF LOVE AND HEARTBREAK”Dean has once again demonstrated his mastery of the art of storytelling in this much-anticipated collection of short stories.From a satirical tale of a group of teenagers who crave nothing but perfection to a horrific account of a young man who claims to eat people, Surface Children introduces its readers to a generation consumed by vanity, self-indulgence, violence, and a twisted understanding of love and heartbreak. Surface Children is said to be Dean Blake’s most significant work to date.BONUS SHORT STORIES AND APPEARANCESFans of Dean’s earlier work can expect appearances from Eva, Jude, Vail, and other personalities from Generation End and Always Eighteen. It also contains excerpts from his life as a self-destructive, struggling novelist.STORY LIST1. Eva, Part One: Always Eighteen2. The Committee 3. Los Angeles Angie4. Eva, Part Two: Where It Was Said5. The Worst Thing Jude Has Ever Done6. One Hundred Sixty Kilograms7. Eva, Part Three: Fights And F**king8. Suicide After Breakup9. What Happened To Valentine’s Day10. Eva, Part Four: Dancing11. The Things We Do For Those Who Don’t Love us12. In The Name Of Love13. Eva, Part Five: The Terrible Things We Do14. Vail Before It Ended15. The Girl Who Had Every Man16. Eva, Part Six: Kids17. Charlie And The Open Open18. We Fall Asleep So Early19. Eva, Part Seven: Music CDs20. Dirty Little Secret21. This Is Not Hell22. Generation End23. Eva, Part Eight: The End