The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All Author: Laird Barron | Language: English | ISBN:
1597804673 | Format: EPUB
The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All Description
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"Tremendous ... Particularly affecting and effective is the constant sense of an occult force that swells behind the action of the stories."
—Adam Nevill, author of The Ritual
"Relentlessly readable, highly atmospheric, sharply and often arrestingly written—Barron’s prose style resembles, by turns, a high-flown Jim Thompson mixed with a pulp Barry Hannah"
—Slate
"The scariest writer on the planet has to be Laird Barron."
—Paul Goat Allen, The Barnes & Noble Book Blog
"Laird Barron has, in a remarkably short period of time, emerged as one of the leading writers of contemporary weird fiction."
—S. T. Joshi
"You could say these stories are what happens when Jack London and Zane Grey go drinking with William Hope Hodgson and Algernon Blackwood. But what they really are is Laird Barron, and they are terrifying and awe-inspiring. If you haven’t yet tried his work, this is a great place to start."
—Brian Keene, author of The Rising
About the Author
Laird Barron: Laird Barron is the author of two collections: The Imago
Sequence, and Occultation. His work has appeared in
many magazines and anthologies. An expatriate Alaskan,
Barron currently resides in the wilds of Upstate New York.
- Hardcover: 280 pages
- Publisher: Night Shade Books (September 3, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1597804673
- ISBN-13: 978-1597804677
- Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6 x 1.3 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
I have a confession to make. This is my second Laird Barron book and I didn't finish the first one. Being a fan of H.P. Lovecraft and weird fiction, I had constantly come across Mr. Barron's name among favorite author lists. There were reviews by people whose opinion I respected, that claimed Laird Barron as one of the contemporary great names in weird fiction. Eventually, I purchased his collection Occultation, but after reading the first couple stories, I gave up and put it aside. I didn't blame the author, it was obvious he was a talented writer. I thought perhaps his style was not my cup of tea, or horror of horrors, maybe I just wasn't intelligent enough to appreciate his work! Well, a few months went by and I started hearing about this new collection of stories. Then the Lovecraft eZine mentioned that the Kindle version of the book was only $1.99 and gave it a glowing recommendation. So, I decided to try again and man am I glad I did. I'm not sure what the problem was the first time and I plan to revisit that earlier collection of tales, but now I GET IT! These stories are soooooo enjoyable and masterfully written. The tale "Hand Of Glory" alone is worth the full price of the book. As a matter of fact, if I were reviewing ONLY that one story, it would easily receive 5 stars. It is one of the best weird tales I have ever read. The author's descriptions of events and dialogue are incredibly creative and vivid.
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