"Elison’s brutal, incisive novel cuts to the heart of what makes public figures vulnerable and asks us to question our voyeurism."
New York Times
"Beware NUMBER ONE FAN; it is a day-ruining powerhouse of a book that will lead you to cancel your appointments, miss your deadlines, and obliterate your sleep schedule. Elison is a master of craft, deftly weaving tension and violence into a web of absolute nightmare. This book is an instant classic of the genre."
Sarah Gailey, Hugo-winning author
"While “Number One Fan” is not the first or the only crime novel ever to be set in the science fiction and fantasy community, it is by far the best."
San Francisco Chronicle
“With Elison’s trademark wit and turn of phrase, we are plunged into the life of Layla Bailey, a middle schooler living her life under extreme parental neglect. Despite its adult themes, the story reads like an adventure pitched precisely for children too young to be going through it—and an unsweetened peek into the inner moral battles of a neglected preteen.”
Vanity Fair
“Both in fiction and non-fiction, Elison is clear-eyed, unsentimental, funny, furious.”
