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Title: Escardy Gap by Peter Crowther, James Lovegrove ISBN: 0-8125-5539-2 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99

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Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (4 reviews)

Rating: 2
Summary: Good idea, bad execution...
Comment: This book has a wonderful premise, a circus train pulls into a small town, and proceeds to terrorize the town.

I was going to write about what was wrong with the book, but in the end, all I'm going to say, is that when I finished reading the book, I was glad I did not have to read it anymore. It's a shame because if this book would have had decent editors it would have been a classic.

Rating: 4
Summary: Get past the 1st half for a great finish
Comment: I found this novel to be very tough to rate. The first 200 pages were forgetable; too many cliches, too much over-the-top characterization, too many characters, and too many bad guys. But then, the plot started to take hold. We delve down into the major characters and begin to see them grow. The quirky plot device of getting the "main" character (the author who is writing this tale) actually into the novel seemed contrived at first and almost hokey but somehow, they pull it off. My interest level definitely perked up and I rode the final pages of the book like a wave. When I finished the last chapter, I wanted to give it 5 stars but must cut back to only 4 because of the long drawn-out build-up in the beginning. The gory parts (and there are a lot of them) are very gory but often original. All in all, worth it in the end.

Rating: 4
Summary: A cross between King and Bradbury
Comment: I recommend this novel if for no other reason than to revel in the sheer joy of its language. Crowther and Lovegrove clearly had fun writing this book, and I had a great time reading it.