The Concrete Sky

by Marshall Moore

Things are not going well for Chad Sobran. His mother is gravely ill. His creditors are circling like sharks. And he's being stalked by his violent, homophobic, and obsessive older brother Martin. One night, while drunk at a party, Chad falls off a balcony and breaks his wrist. He comes to in a psych facility, under Martin has convinced the emergency room doctors that the fall was a suicidal jump. In the hospital, Chad meets Jonathan Fairbanks, an attractive fellow patient. Sparks fly, but there are questions about Jonathan's involvement in the deaths of two other patients. The police are involved, and nothing is what it seems.
You'll never look at your Prozac or your passport the same way again.

Genres: M M Romance, Fiction, Gay, Gay Fiction

273 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 2003

About the author

Marshall Moore is the author or co-editor of a number of books:

The Concrete Sky
Black Shapes in a Darkened Room
An Ideal for Living
The Infernal Republic
Bitter Orange
The Queen of Statue Square
A Garden Fed by Lightning
Inhospitable
I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing
Love Is a Poisonous Color
Sunset House

Forthcoming (eventually) are the first volumes in a series of urban fantasy novels. Winterville and its prequel Stillpoint are finished. As of July 2026, no. 3 is underway. A second essay collection titled Still Life with Cat and Skull in Quantum Superposition is also done and being shopped around.

With Sam Meekings and Adrian Markle, there are also four collections of academic writing on the subject of creative writing and publishing pedagogy. These are published by Bloomsbury and Routledge.

As of July 2026: I'm still listed as the author of short stories that appear in a few supernatural anthologies, and the links connect to my account. There is at least one other writer named Marshall Moore out there. No disrespect to whoever this might be, singular or plural, but we're not the same person.

Reviews

[Marshall · Rating 5 out of 5]

My first novel. Shamelessly over-the-top. I wrote it a decade ago, so of course there are things I'd do differently now. That said, it's fun and nutty and (I hope) worth your time.

[Stephen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well written and suspenseful this book leaves the reader wondering until the very end. Fast paced and consistently interesting this book would make for great beachside reading.

[A M-F · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful.

[Erik Sergeevich · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good story line.