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Title: The Doorkeepers by Graham Masterton ISBN: 0-8439-5240-7 Publisher: Leisure Books Pub. Date: October, 2003 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.8 (5 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Throws all logic out the window-and it's a good thing!
Comment: I'm not sure what to make of Graham Masterton. Horror author? Sex advice book writer? He can write some real page-turners that are clever and filled with wonderful imagery and word play ("Trauma", "A Terrible Beauty") and then let loose some clunkers that have actual word typos and serious flaws in character development and logic ("The House That Jack Built", "The Chosen Child"). The good news, though, is that Mr. Masterton is always "reaching", so to speak, so anything he writes is going to be of some interest. Enter "The Doorkeepers", where Masterton finally hits his stride with a fantasy/horror novel that is intriguing, colorful, filled with genuine dread and even a bit of social commentary. In other words: Bulls Eye! I enjoyed this book thoroughly, as there was happily, no room for logic, only a sweeping canvas for Mr. Masterton to fill with whatever flight of fancy his mind allowed. It was invigorating. I highly recommend this for readers of Clive Barker. They will enjoy it immensely.
Rating: 5
Summary: One of the masters.
Comment: When I think of the "Masters of Horror", Graham Masterton has earned his place alongside King, McCammon, and Koontz. Masterton has written some of the most frightening and brilliant novels I've ever read. (NIGHT WARRIORS, WALKERS, PREY, MIRROR, and PARIAH, stand out in my mind.) He can make the incredible credible and he does not flinch when it comes to in-your-face terror. Read the first chapter of MASTER OF LIES, PREY, or the kitchen scene in NIGHT WARRIORS and they will leave the most jaded horror readers mouth agape. (And I'm not talking about gore for gore's sake. Masterton backs those elements up with brilliant storytelling.) THE DOORKEEPERS was a very satisfying read, but a little different than most of his horror novels. It is a little more fantastic (as in Fantasy) and there is nothing overtly supernatural to it. But it is a terrifying read nonethless and it had me on the edge of my seat. I would recommend it for all horror fans. Thank you for the ride, Mr. Masterton. You can't write fast enough for my tastes!
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Writing
Comment: This novel is a strong five stars. The writing is smooth and moves along without dragging. From the beginning to the end, never a dull paragraph. Doorkeepers involves one man's inadvertent involvement with people in parallel worlds. The main character enters these worlds in his search for his sister's killer. He discovers a few friends and a bookoo of enemies. The writer, however, should give the publisher a strong word or two for allowing a few typos to remain. Not the writer, but the publisher ought to be ashamed. I'd give this novel more than five stars if possible. I've heard of this writer, but this is the first of his work that I've read. I understand now why he carries a very good reputation. He certainly deserves it.
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Title: A Terrible Beauty by Graham Masterton ISBN: 0743462939 Publisher: Pocket Star Pub. Date: 01 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Chosen Child by Graham Masterton ISBN: 0812545338 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 07 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Trauma by Graham Masterton ISBN: 0451205553 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Stranger by Simon Clark ISBN: 0843950765 Publisher: Leisure Books Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Policy by Bentley Little ISBN: 0451209540 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: 02 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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