Jeffrey Thomas (born October 3, 1957[1]) is a prolific writer of science fiction and horror, best known for his stories set in the nightmarish future city called Punktown, such as the novel Deadstock (Solaris Books) and the collection Punktown (Ministry of Whimsy Press), from which a story was reprinted in St. Martin's The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror #14.
Thomas is also responsible for Necropolitan Press, an independent publisher in the genres of horror, science fiction, dark fantasy, and "the unclassifiable.
Originally given the name Paxton, it is described as “a vast city established by Earth on the planet Oasis but since colonized by numerous other races as well.
Beyond their grounding in science fiction, Punktown stories also notably combine elements of horror, fantasy and occasionally detective noir.
[2] Thomas has related in interviews that he first devised the city in 1980,[3] with a handful of short stories appearing in small press publications before the collection Punktown was released in 2000.