Creatures of the Id

About the Book

Guided by an old Indian shaman, doctoral student John Brockman, a Native American raised by a white family, seeks the secrets of his ancestors.  His quest to find a Sasquatch and to find himself involves a beautiful young grad student, a lecherous prof, an ex-green beret, and the eruption of Mt. St. Helens.

About the Author

Born in Plattsmouth, Nebraska in 1939, Richard Cain grew up in Nebraska, Idaho, and Washington, where his father followed heavy construction work. Enrolling at the University of Washington in 1961, he worked summers as a laborer and truck driver, eventually earning a B. A. in English and a teaching certificate. He later completed a Master of Education degree in developmental reading, managed an educational program in a state correctional facility, and earned a Ph.D. in educational psychology at the University of Washington. He and his wife are longtime residents of Snohomish County, Washington. Several of his stories for adolescents have appeared in minor publications and his poetry has appeared in a number of university literary journals. Creatures of the Id is his first adult novel.