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- Blue Screen
- Another enjoyable Sunny Randall Book
- Murder Mystery was weak but a good dose of Romance
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Blue Screen
Robert B. Parker
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Book Description
Buddy Bollen is a C-list movie mogul who made his fortune producing films of questionable artistic merit. When Buddy hires Sunny Randall to protect his rising star and girlfriend, Erin Flint, Sunny knows from the start that the prickly, spoiled beauty won't make her job easy. And when Erin's sister, Misty, is found dead in the lavish home they share with sugar daddy Bollen, there doesn't seem to be a single lead worth pursuing.
But then Sunny meets Jesse Stone, chief of police in Paradise, Massachusetts, under whose jurisdiction the case falls. It immediately becomes clear that Jesse and Sunny have much in common. While searching for the killer, they learn an awful lot about each other-and themselves.
Tracking Misty's murderer reveals a host of seedy complications behind Erin's glamorous lifestyle as well as Buddy Bollen's entertainment empire, made up of shady film deals and mobsters out for revenge. But in a world where there's little difference between the good guys and the bad, exposing the killer could prove to be Sunny's undoing.
Customer Reviews:
Blue Screen.......2007-08-31
Robert Parker, in my opinion, is the best writer around. I enjoy all his books.
Another enjoyable Sunny Randall Book.......2007-08-23
I enjoy the easy reading of Robert Parker and I especially like the Spencer and Randall series.
I am a little disappointed that Parker is starting to tie his series together with this one. The Stone series is ok, but not my favorite. Obviously others feel the same way or Parker would not try to bring the story lines together.
Murder Mystery was weak but a good dose of Romance .......2007-08-09
I have read several of the author's Sunny Randall and Jesse Stone novels, i.e., Perish Twice, Night Passage and Stone Cold and I really enjoyed them. The author has such a creative way of making these characters seem so real. In Blue Screen I was glad to see Sunny and Jesse together in the story. However I was hoping for another thrilling mystery by Robert P. Parker, but instead I got part mystery and a lot over done pages on the romance of Sunny and Jesse. Their relationship is the highlight of the story and the chemistry between them did help to make the story more interesting. I wonder, maybe Mr. Parker should have written a romance novel. The plot for the murder mystery side was weak and left me disappointed. I'm still a fan of Mr. Parker, and I'm sorry to say that I just think he can do better. Sure I'd recommend this book to my friends. It's not a terrible read; in fact it would be a great read for a late night read or the beach.
If there's ever been a literary example of a refreshing, thrilling mystery then it has to be The Monopoly Factor by Robert L. Saunders. This story of corporate deceit, murder and a bit of romance is a swift, no-nonsense story written in a highly effective and uncluttered fashion. The author shows a smooth, new prose style with finely drawn characters and a plot that will keep seeking to read chapter after chapter. Don't miss this one. You won't be disappointed. Also, check out his stunning Women's Fiction Gathering of Cans. Just the title perked my little gray cells. Have a good read.
Sunny Randall Series.......2007-08-06
This is the fifth book in Robert Parker's Sunny Randall series. This series of books are easy and entertaining to read. Good if you want relaxing reading.
Sunny meets Jesse.......2007-08-03
Robert B. Parker, Dean of American Crime fiction is still cranking them out. I, as a mystery-thriller-suspense reader have read maybe a half dozen Parkers, but the guy has written over 50 books. I feel as a reader, I'm not living up to my end of the bargain. But you know what? Blue Screen is a really good book. The guy's still got it. His protagonists include his most well know hero, Spenser, of course. And now there are a half dozen Jesse Stone books, a Chief of Police in a small New England town. And my new favorite sleuth, the heroine of this one, Sunny Randall. A really likable, sexy but tough private eye.
The book has movie stars and mobsters, prostitutes and pimps, and baseball. Sunny is hired as a bodyguard for superstar Erin Flint, quite possibly the first professional woman baseball player, a female version of Arnold Schwarzenegger.
In an interesting romantic twist, Sunny finds herself working with Jesse Stone, the Chief of Police of Paradise, Massachusetts, on loan from another Parker series. Jesse confides in Sunny he was fired from the L.A.P.D. for his drinking problem which he now has under control. Sort of. But what a great combination these two make. Both are dealing with recent break ups in their respective relationships. Neither care to make the same mistake again. Both want to take it easy. Let it happen, but Sunny does shave her legs before her date with Jesse. I suppose you ought to read the book to see what happens. "I'm not easy," says Sunny, "but I'm fun."
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When Windows works properly, it's relatively easy to ignore; you can concentrate on the work you're trying to do and forget about the plumbing inside your computer. But when something goes wrong, it often requires an experienced guide to solve the problem and restore the computer to working condition. Everybody who uses Microsoft Windows eventually has to deal with cryptic error messages, frozen screens, and other more or less dramatic problems. Windows troubleshooting is the set of tools and techniques that can identify the source of a problem and find a solution.
It's Never Done That Before is a guide to Windows XP troubleshooting for people who don't spend their lives fixing computer problems. It includes basic troubleshooting techniques, specific instructions for solving the most common problems in Windows XP, and more general information for finding and fixing more obscure ones. It also provides pointers to explanations of BIOS beep codes and blue screen errors, instructions for using the troubleshooting tools supplied with Windows XP such as Safe Mode and the Recovery Console, and advice for dealing with device drivers, the ROM BIOS, and the Windows Registry. Viruses, spyware, and Internet connection problems are all included, along with advice for getting the most out of the Microsoft Knowledge base and other online information resources, and dealing with help desks and technical support centers.
Customer Reviews:
Good advice for the basic user.......2006-09-25
What a great book title and if you've worked with Windows XP you are sure to have heard it or thought it many times. If you are tired of the strange things that Windows XP does at the most inopportune times then this text is for you. If you are not already a power user with good technical skills at troubleshooting Windows problems but are not afraid to try things yourself then you will find this book one of the best places to start when you have problems.
The author starts with the basics of troubleshooting including common problems, black screens, blue screens, error messages, startup problems, safe mode, and recovery console. From there he then looks at the all too common device driver problems, using the Microsoft knowledge base, and working with the BIOS and registry.
Of course those are just one the many different types of problems that may occur. John Ross also examines other types of problems that may be introduced from the outside including things like viruses and spyware. Each of these subjects is examined and the author details how they affect your system as well as what to do to get rid of the most common ones. Of course the all too common network problems including Internet connections as well as LAN problems are covered as well.
The book ends with a section on troubleshooting and replacing hardware. This text is too basic for the power user but hits the target very well for the new or average user who is unafraid to try to fix problems their self. It's Never Done That Before is a recommended read as a good first level resource for the home user.
Solid troubleshooting information..........2006-07-05
I can think of a number of times over the past few years I could have used this book... It's Never Done That Before! - A Guide To Troubleshooting Windows XP by John Ross. This is a solid volume on figuring out what just happened to your computer...
Contents: Troubleshooting Methods and Tools; Types of Windows Problems and Failures; What to Do When Windows Won't Start; Black Screens and Blue Screens; Solving Device Driver Problems; Using the Microsoft Knowledge Base and Other Online Resources; Using System Restore and Other Rollback Techniques; Underneath It All - The BIOS; The Windows Registry - Here Be Demons; Dealing with Individual Programs and Files; Service Packs, Patches, and Other Updates; Viruses, Spyware, and Other Nasties; Internet Connection Problems; Local Network Problems; Dealing with Hardware Problems; Troubleshooting and Replacing Hard Drives; Troubleshooting and Replacing Other Hardware; If All Else Fails... Call Tech Support; Cutting Your Losses - What to Do When Nothing Else Works; Things to Do Now, Before Your Computer Crashes; Device Manager Error Codes and BIOS POST Beep Codes; Free and Inexpensive Security Programs for Windows XP; Index
The nice thing about this book is that it's completely focused on fixing problems. It's not just an add-on to a larger book on how Windows works. As such, you end up getting much more troubleshooting detail that you might see in other books. Ross writes in a conversational style, so you end up with information that doesn't intimidate at the same point in time that you're already stressed out to start with. Even better, it's enjoyable enough to read *before* you end up with problems that bring your computer to it's knees. There's good defensive information contained in there, such as how to back up data and create restore disks (which I still need to do). This can help you minimize the damage in case things go completely south...
I've rebuilt my Windows OS enough times now that I'm not quite as freaked out as I used to be when things went wrong. But a book like this would have been a lifesaver the first time I got a blue screen of death that wouldn't go away. If you don't have any Windows troubleshooting titles in your bookshelf, this might be a good place to start.
Plenty of troubleshooting techniques and tips for resolving common XP programs .......2006-07-03
If you're frustrated with Windows XP, turn to John Ross' It's Never Done That Before! before calling in the techs. Chapters offer plenty of troubleshooting techniques and tips for resolving common XP programs and many an obscure detail as well. From using XP's built-in troubleshooting tools to handling problems with device drivers and even registry issues and viruses, reach for this before the telephone when troubleshooting: it'll save you a bundle.
Customer Reviews:
Disappointing!.......2005-06-09
This was a very disappointing purchase. Gagne breezes through any areas where Linux is actually difficult, focussing instead on the stuff that any competent computer user will have no trouble using. I don't need to have my hand held by an expert to figure out OpenOffice. What I do need is a lot more detail about installing the OS and configuring my system.
Gagne claims "A modern Linux installation is easy... easier than Windows... you boot from your CD-ROM drive, click NEXT a few times and you are running Linux." This is true if absolutely everything goes exactly as expected. If anything goes wrong, however, you are left to your own devices to figure it out. In my case, the GRUB installation needed serious attention, neither my dial-up or highspeed modem were recognized by the OS... and there is nothing in this book to help solve my problems. Check out the help forums for any Linux distribution and you'll see that these sorts of things come up regularly.
I'm very frustrated with Gagne's approach - basically he tells us to follow the instructions on the screen, and if anything goes wrong check the internet for solutions. You don't need to buy a book to tell you that.
Not Bad but there are better books.......2005-04-09
This is a good book for instalation and setup.
But I feel not enough betail was givin on some topics.
The best Book I read for newbies is sam`s teach yourself
unix in 24 hours.
It teaches you how to use the shell. That to me is the true power of linux
To basic for a prior windows user........2004-07-16
The book went over things that work very similar to the way windows works. I was hoping for a through explination on the install which was not there. The book focuses on how to use the kde desktop (which works alot like windows). I read about half the book when I put it down and just jumped in and tried what worked in windows. Like right clicking on the desktop to custimize it and it brought up a menu with a configure desktop as an option that brought up what I was looking for. I found the jumping in and playing option got me up and running alot quicker than reading the book and following along.
I don't think this book would help the prior windows user much. But would be good for a person just starting out with linux without any windows background as it gives basic functons of a few programs usually included with linux.
If you don't like KDE, don't buy it........2004-07-12
This book has an oversimplified installation explanation(20pages), and then jumps right into KDE. I prefer GNOME so this book was a waste of money for me. I have been working towards switching to Linux for a few years, switching to a browser and office program available for both Windoz and Linux to simplify the transition, and playing with Linux on an old computer. I had hoped this book would help with the final step, but it didn't. Installation is a tedious process, even the "pros" don't get it right om the first try. I bought a new computer with Linux preinstalled, and it didn't work, and had to be reinstalled. A beginners book as this claims to be needs a thorough installation section, but less for the desktop which has many similarities to windoz.
Great how to, shows that Linux can be fun.......2004-06-24
This is a great book! It showed me that that everything in Windows is available in Linux and more. I can work on office spreadsheets and listen to my MP3s. I'm going to buy a second copy for my local library.
Customer Reviews:
Good book, maybe, but if the CDROM doesn't work..........2006-08-15
you are screwed. Linux has come a long way since I
learned UNIX last decade, before it got (a) GUI. This
might be a great book, but to use it you REALLY need
the accompanying CDROM. Mine didn't work; the author's
website tells you to ask the publisher for a replacement.
After a month, I'm still waiting... (There are frequent
complaints about this problem on that website, BTW.)
Great book! Very beginner-friendly..........2006-02-21
I had never used the Linux operating system before I bought this book. This book introduces all aspects of Linux in a way that is easy to understand. It comes with a CD that simulates having Knoppix (a distribution of Linux) loaded, and allows you to "test-drive" Linux without actually loading the operating system or making any changes to your existing Windows setup.
With detailed illustration (and a sense of humor), the author does a great job of helping a newbe become familiar with the Linux operating system. I ended up loading SUSE Linux 10.0 from Novell. There are a few small differences between SUSE and Knoppix (and the many other Linux distributions) but most of what is in the book still applies.
If you are considering Linux as your operating system, I would recommend this book.
You can't migrate to what you can't install!.......2006-01-31
[I paid $40 for a copy of this book at Barnes & Nobel. I don't know if there are different versions of this title; the one I had was labeled "Barnes & Nobel Exclusive Edition" or something like that, on its cover.]
If you are considering this book, be warned: YOU CANNOT INSTALL LINUX TO YOUR HARD DRIVE FROM THE INCLUDED CDs. There's nothing explicit on the book cover or on the CD labels to alert you to this drawback; you have to get to the bottom of page 16 in the book before the author admits it. It has been at least 20 years since anyone seriously presumed to run an operating system from removable media, and I found it completely unreasonable not to include an installable version of a FREE OS in a book about that OS -- especially one that retails for 40 bucks!
If Barnes & Noble had not agreed to take the book back -- even though I had opened the seals on the discs -- I was prepared to file a complaint with the Consumer Protection Division of my state's Attorney General's Office. I had already spoken with the AG's office and they expressed interested in the case.
If you are seriously interested in Linux, you will be better served by something you can actually install. (Try Miller's "Point and Click Linux," for instance.)
2006 isn't the stone age......BSoD still lives!.......2006-01-06
Roberto.........unfortunately I've seen the Blue Screen of Death 5x in the last 2 days. I'm running Windows XP SP2, etc. Perhaps its time to buy this book!
Perhaps you didn't like the title. I would have appreciated an actual review of the book, not a bashing of the title. So, I'm giving the book 5 stars to balance out your 2 stars.
I love Linux and would encourage anyone to at least try it. I still run Windows XP on my laptop. As a systems architect there's advantages of knowing multiple platforms. Don't let a questionable title spoil your fun of trying out a new OS.
Blue Screen of Death??? Is this guy from Stone Age?.......2005-12-13
Extremely disingenuous title!
Yes, Windows 3.1 was a piece of junk. Windows 95 was a junk with pretty good facelift, but... that was in the Ice Age. Did the author hear about OS called Windows 2000? Both at home and at work my main PCs are W2000. I supported bunch of heavy duty Windows 2000 servers and I have yet to see infamous "Blue Screen of Death". No luck so far.
Maybe the book was written 5-6 years ago and the author just now had time to publish?
I am not biased either way and in fact I am hardcore Unix fan, but I don't like gratuitous attacks especially when they are anachronisms.
As to the content of the book it is very superficial even for the beginner and intermediate user. For that audience Peter van der Linden's Guide to Linux is much more superior!
Gagné, you didn't gain much after year 2000, pardon the pun.
Book Description
When Windows works properly, it's relatively easy to ignore; you can concentrate on the work you're trying to do and forget about the plumbing inside your computer. But when something goes wrong, it often requires an experienced guide to solve the problem and restore the computer to working condition. Everybody who uses Microsoft Windows eventually has to deal with cryptic error messages, frozen screens, and other more or less dramatic problems. Windows troubleshooting is the set of tools and techniques that can identify the source of a problem and find a solution.
It's Never Done That Before is a guide to Windows XP troubleshooting for people who don't spend their lives fixing computer problems. It includes basic troubleshooting techniques, specific instructions for solving the most common problems in Windows XP, and more general information for finding and fixing more obscure ones. It also provides pointers to explanations of BIOS beep codes and blue screen errors, instructions for using the troubleshooting tools supplied with Windows XP such as Safe Mode and the Recovery Console, and advice for dealing with device drivers, the ROM BIOS, and the Windows Registry. Viruses, spyware, and Internet connection problems are all included, along with advice for getting the most out of the Microsoft Knowledge base and other online information resources, and dealing with help desks and technical support centers.
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The Blue and the Gray on the Silver Screen: More Than Eighty Years of Civil War Movies
Roy Kinnard
Manufacturer: Carol Publishing Corporation
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- Published with the "completist" fan in mind.
- Wrong, wrong, wrong.
- Read the Novel
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Even Cowgirls Get the Blues/My Own Private Idaho/2 Screen Plays in 1 Volume
Gus Van Sant , and
Tom Robbins
Manufacturer: Faber & Faber
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Gus Van Sant is fascinated by fanaticism and the isolated societies that fanatics create. My Own Private Idaho, loosely based on Shakespeare's Henry IV plays, is perhaps the most critically acclaimed of his films. Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, adapted from the Tom Robbins novel, did not fare well at the box office, but the version printed here is not the one seen in theatres. It is Van Sant's original draft, the cut he had to pare down for general distribution. Rejecting traditional technical markings, dotted by his own personal notes and comments, Van Sant's screenplays are essential companions to his finished films.
Customer Reviews:
Published with the "completist" fan in mind........2004-08-30
I'm a little agog at other Amazon reviewers of this title. They seem to be reviewing the film version of "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" rather than its original Van Sant screenplay or even the second screenplay in the book. Why would you want to buy this title? I bought it because I enjoy Van Sant's films and because I'm an unabashed River Phoenix fan. So, if you, like me, are simply a fan, you will enjoy this title. You will enjoy reading Van Sant's markings as well as his discussion of how the screenplays developed and why he writes as he does. You will enjoy remembering the films as you read the words and marvel at the differences between origin and finished project. You'll lament at what was lost to Hollywood convention, and you'll nod wisely at what was changed to make the film evolve. No need to get this is you are simply a Tom Robbins fan. You want this if you know your Van Sant.
Wrong, wrong, wrong........2004-06-28
Sometimes you just watch a film that drags so painfully it hurts your heart. Tom Robbin's book is by far one of the best i've ever read---none of what made that book so phenomenal was even attempted to be recreated in the film.
And what's with Keanu Reeves? TEDIOUS, man.
Read the Novel.......1999-12-29
This volume, suitable only for serious Gus Van Sant fans, contains the original script text for the disasterous movie of the fine Tom Robbins novel. The script adaptation drags and completly loses the counterculture spirit of the novel. Unless you are a film student, skip this and read the novel while listening to k.d. lang's excellent film score.
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The horror! Gay and lesbian fiction with a twist!
A bone-chilling anthology of gay and lesbian psychodrama, Shadows of the Night brings you face to face with the best in queer fear, breaking through to the dark side of fiction. Short stories that are equal parts haunting and disturbing tremble with tantalizing prose that's inventive, imaginative, and provocative—pulp fiction with a twist. An acclaimed collection of authors gathers at the place where fiction meets fantasy and swaps stories of murder and mayhem, savoring every lurid detail.
Edited by novelist Greg Herren, author of Murder in the Rue Dauphine and Bourbon Street Blues, Shadows of the Night introduces you to the doomed and the damned, including a gay travel writer with a one-way ticket to horror; a murdered lesbian who plots bloody revenge from the grave; a young gay man's fear of Jewish vampires; a gay serial killer with a taste for necrophilia, and much, much more!
Shadows of the Night boasts a collection of contributors that reads like a Who's Who of gay and lesbian, including:
Lambda Literary Award winners Victoria A. Brownworth, J.M. Redmann, William J. Mann, and Lawrence Schimel Lambda Literary Award nominees M. Christian, Jess Wells, Greg Herren, and Therese Szymanski National Book Critics Circle member Richard Hall Novelists William J. Mann, Quentin Harrington, David McConnell, Marshall Moore, and Carol Rosenfeld and Greg Wharton, publisher of Suspect Thoughts Press and editor of the web zines suspect thoughts: a journal of subversive writing and Velvet Mafia!
Shadows of the Night is a collection of horror stories that will satisfy your blood lust for dark fiction.
Customer Reviews:
Buy it for Greg Wharton's story, "First Cut".......2004-06-15
This is an interesting collection, similar to the Queer Fear series. As with any collection of stories there are highlights. I particularly liked the marvellously neurotic lesbian mindspace of Carol Rosenfeld's rabbit tale. Greg Wharton's gruesome "First Cut" is enough to make any reader wince, focussing as it does on bloody details.
Longer and more brooding in this collection is Marshall Moore's "Sic Gloria Transit." Some wonderful language in this piece ("...suburbs metastasizing themselves out of city cores")
Worth buying for these stories alone.
Wow! Queer horror at its best!.......2004-02-13
I can't even begin to say how much I enjoyed this book. Some of my favorite writers contributed to this book, and I discovered some new writers I'd never heard of before--and will be watching out for their other work!
Beginning with a Richard Hall story (I'd never heard of him), the book's quality just keeps on building--until the final, a novella by Victoria A. Brownworth, whose journalistic writingsI have always enjoyed....great job!
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Night Shadows: Twentieth-Century Stories of the Uncanny
Manufacturer: David R Godine
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This fine collection of fifteen stories straddles the thin border between the territory of ordinary anxiety and that of existential nightmare. These tales of dread and darkness do not feature the traditional demons that haunt country houses or pop up from unopened graves, but rather characters who inhabit the familiar scenes of quotidian life. These are tales of ordinary people, and this makes them all the more disquieting, and their horrors more sharply edged, precisely because they are set in modern, everyday reality. What all the protagonists have in common, regardless of age, status, or profession, is that at some point in their lives, by imperceptible degrees or with alarming rapidity, reality turns strange, the unthinkable becomes conceivable, and the specters of uncertainty, fear, and sometimes stark, sheer terror become constant companions.
Many of these stories are astute studies of compulsion, of forces so powerful they subjugate the will; others are of obsession, which reveals itself as perilously contagious, ensnaring those who struggle to free someone they love from the clutches of supernatural forces. The energies and tensions of family life also provide fertile ground: Robert Graves portrays tormented (and tormenting) couples, and Robert Aickman explores an idealized mother-daughter relationship. In other stories, notably those by Truman Capote and Joyce Carol Oates, the uncanny is encountered in an unsettling regression to childhood.
The supernatural has probably never been far away, usually hovering nearby as "blobs of the unconscious that have floated up to the surface of the mind," as V. S. Pritchett describes the ghosts who inhabit the world of Le Fanu. In this post-Freudian world, and in this fine collection, we have writers who are unafraid to explore the meanings and parameters of the supernatural. From Elizabeth Bowen to Shirley Jackson, from Ray Bradbury to William Trevor, this is a selection that savors the shadows of these nocturnal landscapes, providing us with momentary (and always literary) encounters with this most foreign, and least humanized, landscape of ourselves, and then returning us to the light of day.
Some of the authors and stories that appear in Night Shadows:
M. R. James: Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad
Edith Wharton: Pomegranate Seed
Elizabeth Bowen: The Demon Lover
Truman Capote: Miriam
Hortense Calisher: Heartburn
William Trevor: Mrs. Ackland's Ghosts
Alison Lurie: The Double Poet
Joyce Carol Oates: The Doll
Ray Bradbury: The Screaming Woman
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Uncanny Tales - April/May 1939
ARTHUR, LEO BURKS
Manufacturer: Adventure House
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ASIN: 1597981230 |
Book Description
Uncanny Tales was one of the pulps now known as a "Weird Menace" magazine. Filled with stories of horror, bondage, death and destruction, the "Weird Menace" magazines formula was to have a fantastic story with a plausible ending. If the stories weren't completely fantastic, the titles normally were, "Nameless Brides of Forbidden City," "Mortician for Satan's Other-World," and "Agony in Clay" are just a few from this issue alone. Published by Manvis Publications, (actually the same publisher as Marvel Comics) UNCANNY TALES was one of those titles that died within a short time as a pulp, but resurfaced many years later as a comic title.
Customer Reviews:
Quiet terror.......2002-10-15
I found this at a garage sale. There are 22 stories in this book. This is a nice mix of supernatural, and scary stories that make you uneasy. If you like stories with a subdued menace try to find this book, you'll enjoy it. You will have to take your time, the author slowly builds up the suspense in each tale.
A Pity It's Out of Print.......2000-10-05
I was given this volume as a gift many years ago and have gladly kept it. It contains some of his best work and best-worked themes: the supernatural in nature represented here by "Running Wolf", "The Valley of the Beasts", and, to an extent, "The Lost Valley". "The Trod" is one of his better stories, "The Doll" quite good. Only "The Wendigo", one of his very best, is missing. The tales, though not stylish, are reasonably well-crafted, reflecting his well-travelled life with their various locales. Let's hope this book will soon be reprinted.
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Classic X-Men volume 1, issue #10. June 1987. Includes "Who will stop Juggernaut?" and "Tag, Sucker!". Wolverine, Juggernaut, Storm, etc.
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The desolate presence, and other uncanny stories
Thomas Owen
Manufacturer: W. Kimber
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ASIN: 0718305167 |
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The Doll Maker and Other Tales of the Uncanny
Sarban
Manufacturer: Tartarus Press
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ASIN: 1872621414 |
Customer Reviews:
Strangely fascinating.......2003-12-04
Sarban wrote a few strange storiesin the fifties that fall into the horror/fantasy/science fiction/magic realism categories if they fall anywhere at all. They have a kind of sexual tension and involve cruelty with females as victims but never any explicit sex or splatterpunk.
The heroine here is a studious teenager at a British boarding school who becomes involved with the enigmatic owner of an ancient house nearby. His hobby is making dolls. It starts innocently enough but we gradually learn why his dolls are so amazingly life-like and suspense builds up.
Sarban's books are now mysteriously (which is right in character) difficult to obtain and are out of print, with used copies of "The Sound of His Horn" and "Ringstones" being surpisingly expensive.
Books:
- Bone Island Mambo: An Alex Rutledge Mystery (Alex Rutledge Mysteries)
- Break No Bones: A Novel (Temperance Brennan Novels)
- Broken Screen: Expanding The Image, Breaking The Narrative
- Burning Angel (Dave Robicheaux Mysteries)
- Busman's Honeymoon
- Cradle and All
- "D" is for Deadbeat (The Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Mysteries)
- Dead Season: A Story of Murder and Revenge
- Death in the Dark Continent
- Death of a Gossip (Hamish Macbeth Mysteries)
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