ISBN 0-812-52007-6 (US pbk), 0-812-52008-4 Canadian pbk)

"The Host:

"It was the drug that gave the students a shared consciousness -- a consciousness of filth and inhumanity, of horrifying excitement.

"It was the evil vision that led them to murder.

"It lurks in Mike Tyler, kept at bay through medication.

"It is the soul-consuming reality he must confront, for it requires Mike Tyler -- his soul, his heart, his mind.

"Once it has Mike Tyler, it will come for you..." [jacket blurb, US pbk, 1987]