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Title: Darker Than You Think by Jack Williamson ISBN: 0-312-86992-4 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 14 December, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (11 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Meet the Child of Night.
Comment: I'm very happy to see Tor return an old favorite of mine to print -- Jack Williamson's novel of shapeshifters, witches and the seductive power of evil. I don't use the term "classic" lightly, but DARKER THAN YOU THINK certainly deserves it.
Yes, the book's pulp origins are apparent. But modern readers should not let it distract them from this dynamic and highly original novel (which includes some great plot-twists that must have been very shocking in the 40's).
My only complaint with this new edition is the cover, which is pretty darn ugly. However, the book does contain David G. Klein's black and white illustrations from the 1980's Bluejay edition, which is a nice bonus.
Rating: 3
Summary: Pure Escapism
Comment: Sure, this is a period piece, written originally when Harry Truman was in the White House. And, sure, style, prose, and writing technique have changed greatly. So maybe it doesn't "flow" like some of today's better writers. But remember, this started out as a novella and then was expanded to book length, so there will be some disjointing. Also rememeber, however, that Jack Williamson remains a giant in the field of science fiction and horror.
This is novel of lycanthropy, but not of lycanthropy. It is a novel about evil, pure and simple. While Will's jumping into that "relationship" of evil with April is, at first, a little far fetched, it gets the story going. What is the secret of the archaeological dig? We don't find out until the end. A combination of Wagner the Wehr-Wolf meets Indiana Jones, for pure escapism, it has something for every one. I can picture the movie being made starring Kurt Russell! It even cries for a sequel as we find out, as Douglas Winter mentions in the prologue, that the answer of why there is evil lies within.
Rating: 4
Summary: Suspense? Terror? Science Fiction? All in one
Comment: This is the perfect book to be retaken by a Hollywood script writer and give it a more modern approach. At least one in which the "hero" is not such an imbecile. Additionally, the reason why the crucial release of information is being delayed by the "good guys" does not make sense and such secret sustains the plot, so the reader always feels that some tension is missing and that on a suspense novel is a terrible flaw. Nevertheless is fun to read and is quite likely to keep you engaged.
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Title: More Than Human by Theodore Sturgeon ISBN: 0375703713 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 29 December, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: The Humanoids : A Novel by Jack Williamson ISBN: 0312852533 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 January, 1996 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: The Night Class by Tom Piccirilli ISBN: 0843951257 Publisher: Leisure Books Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque : A Novel by Jeffrey Ford ISBN: 0060936177 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 27 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum, Stephen King, Neal McPheeters ISBN: 1892950618 Publisher: Overlook Connection Press Pub. Date: July, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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